Litigation Legal Assistant — Remote-Friendly & Fast-Paced

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. is seeking a legal assistant with strong litigation support experience to join a fast-paced team in Novi, MI.

The role requires attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines within a growing, remote-friendly office environment. The candidate will file pleadings in state and federal court, maintain attorney docketing, coordinate depositions, process invoices, and assist with new file openings and travel coordination.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
• MI State and Federal Court filing including E-Filing experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required.

Responsibilities

• Filing and circulation of pleadings in both state and federal court.
• Maintain docketing for attorneys including assisting with calculation of court and discovery deadlines in accordance with state and federal rules.
• Provide administrative support to attorneys assisting with processing invoices, coordinating scheduling of depositions, and ensuring compliance with client preferences and guidelines.
• Assist with opening new files including assisting with collection of preliminary documents and information from clients and obtaining all necessary information from clients to open new files.
• Assist attorneys with management of schedules including providing support coordinating travel, assisting with scheduling meetings, and managing attorney schedules.
• Under attorney direction prepare correspondence and other written documents.
• Prepare and handle tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information.
• Assure organization of files includingmaintenance and management.
• Monitor files and escape issues requiring attorney involvement.

Skills

Litigation support

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. is seeking a legal assistant with strong litigation support experience to join a fast-paced team in Novi, MI.

The role requires attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines within a growing, remote-friendly office environment. The candidate will file pleadings in state and federal court, maintain attorney docketing, coordinate depositions, process invoices, and assist with new file openings and travel coordination.