Litigation Support Coordinator — Consumer Practice

Dykema; Bloomfield Hills (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Retirement plan with profit sharing

Flexible spending programs

Health savings account

Commuter benefits

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

Dykema Gossett PLLC, a leading national law firm, seeks a Legal Support Coordinator – Consumer Litigation in our Bloomfield Hills office to provide essential administrative and legal support to the products liability team and national discovery workflow.

Under the supervision of the Office Administrator, this role handles data entry for new business intake, conflicts checks, docket maintenance, document management, and general clerical tasks while delivering high-quality client service.

Qualifications

• Two years of post-high school education and related work experience required; Associate’s Degree preferred.
• 2–3 years of litigation experience, specifically discovery-related tasks (RFPs, RFAs, Notices, etc.).
• Proficiency with entering ESI and meeting deadlines; Smartsheet experience highly desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; strong organizational and data-entry skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); typing >55 wpm; NetDocs or similar DM systems a plus.
• Detail-oriented with strong project management and ability to multitask high-volume workload.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and handle confidential information.
• Team player with flexibility to work overtime or evenings/weekends when required.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day legal support to attorneys; primary duties include supporting the products liability team and assisting with national discovery management.
• Processes new business intake and data-entry tasks; performs conflicts checks and files documents in the firm’s document management system.
• Maintains case docketing schedule with discovery deadlines and hearings; updates dates and communicates scheduling issues.
• Creates and edits correspondence and legal documents; scans and stores files and maintains binders.
• Assists with attorney time entry, travel arrangements and scheduling; maintains billing numbers.
• Provides reception/support for conference center and copy center as needed.
• Performs other administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Data entry

Smartsheet

ESI / discovery management

Microsoft Office

Typing 55 wpm

Document management systems

Conflicts checks

Time entry / billing

Teamwork / adaptability

Education

Two years of post-high school education

Associate’s Degree

Tools

Smartsheet

NetDocs

Document management systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Dykema Gossett PLLC, a leading national law firm, seeks a Legal Support Coordinator – Consumer Litigation in our Bloomfield Hills office to provide essential administrative and legal support to the products liability team and national discovery workflow.

Under the supervision of the Office Administrator, this role handles data entry for new business intake, conflicts checks, docket maintenance, document management, and general clerical tasks while delivering high-quality client service.