Litigation Legal Assistant - Temp-to-Perm, Fast-Paced

Museum of Play; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Insero Talent Solutions, in partnership with a national law firm, seeks a Legal Assistant in Buffalo, NY. This temporary role provides direct support to attorneys handling active litigation matters in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include preparing and formatting documents, court filings, calendar management, case coordination, and general administrative tasks. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of litigation support and strong NY court filing knowledge.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of legal assistant experience supporting litigation.
• Experience with New York State and Federal Court e-filing preferred.
• Strong proofreading, formatting, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and litigation support to attorneys throughout the lifecycle of active matters.
• Prepare, revise, proofread, and format legal documents, including correspondence, pleadings, discovery materials, motions, subpoenas, and other case-related documents.
• Coordinate and complete electronic filings with New York State and Federal Courts.
• Maintain attorney calendars and track important case deadlines, court appearances, depositions, meetings, and other commitments.
• Coordinate scheduling with clients, courts, opposing counsel, experts, court reporters, interpreters, and other outside parties.
• Maintain organized electronic and physical matter files, including opening and closing files and ensuring documents are accurately saved within the firm’s document management system.
• Assist with correspondence, document production, large mailings, expense reports, check requests, and other administrative needs.
• Communicate professionally with clients and external parties while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
• Provide overflow support to attorneys and other team members as needed.
• Assist with additional administrative and case-related projects in a deadline-driven environment.

Skills

Litigation support

Calendar management

Document preparation

Court filings

Microsoft Office

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

e-filing systems

DMS familiarity

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Teams

Excel

Job description

Insero Talent Solutions, in partnership with a national law firm, seeks a Legal Assistant in Buffalo, NY. This temporary role provides direct support to attorneys handling active litigation matters in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include preparing and formatting documents, court filings, calendar management, case coordination, and general administrative tasks. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of litigation support and strong NY court filing knowledge.