Litigation Legal Assistant — PACER & Court Filings Pro

W3Global; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); In loco; USD 45.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability plans

401k with profit sharing

PTO

Tuition assistance

FSA

Descrizione del lavoro

W3Global seeks a Legal Assistant to join the Litigation practice group in our Pittsburgh office. You will work closely with associates, shareholders, and paralegals on full administrative duties, including document preparation, filing, and calendar management.

The role demands meticulous transcription, drafting, and coordination with courts. Experience with PACER, state filings, and e-filing is preferred; paralegal certification is a plus.

Competenze

• High school or equivalent.
• Three (3) or more years of experience as a Legal Assistant or related experience.
• Experience using PACER to search dockets, party information, and download pleadings.
• Experience with state filings and familiarity with various county and prothonotary websites.

Mansioni

• Support attorneys and paralegals on administrative items including receiving and opening mail.
• Transcription of dictation for some attorneys for correspondence including letters to clients, engagement letters, and memos to clients and client files.
• Draft discovery in addition to pleadings.
• Complete monthly expense reports and credit card statements, scanning, and printing documents.
• Maintain electronic and physical client files.
• Maintain attorney's calendars by setting appointments, coordinating schedules, and setting up meetings, pleadings, electronic filing.
• Answer phones and communicating with courts and prothonotaries.
• Draft and review legal correspondence. Proofread, correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.
• Format briefs and pleadings. Create an automated table of contents.
• Finalize all forms of documents, correspondence, pleadings, and reports.
• File pleadings in state and federal court (both electronic and mailing).
• Perform conflicts checks and other administrative tasks necessary for the creation of new client or matter files.
• Ability to redact, add legends and bates labels to documents in preparation for production.
• Enter attorney's billable time.
• Request checks and paying invoices.
• Assist the support team with coverage for receptionist or other secretaries

Conoscenze

Legal Assistant experience

PACER experience

State filings familiarity

Formazione

High school or equivalent

Paralegal certificate or degree

Active Notary license

Strumenti

PACER

iManage

Descrizione del lavoro

W3Global seeks a Legal Assistant to join the Litigation practice group in our Pittsburgh office. You will work closely with associates, shareholders, and paralegals on full administrative duties, including document preparation, filing, and calendar management.

The role demands meticulous transcription, drafting, and coordination with courts. Experience with PACER, state filings, and e-filing is preferred; paralegal certification is a plus.