Remote Senior Legal Assistant — Litigation Support

Justia, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking an experienced Sr. Legal Assistant to support a high-volume litigation team in a fully remote capacity for the Long Island New York Staff Legal Office.

The role focuses on calendar management, e-filing, discovery, and trial preparation, with daily handling of correspondence and filings while ensuring continuity of operations. The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a legal assistant, strong knowledge of New York courts, and proficiency with MS Office and case management

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a legal assistant.
• Strong working knowledge of the New York court systems and processes.
• Tort experience in personal injury work is strongly preferred.
• Trial preparation experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in a high-volume litigation environment with document production and discovery.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office and case management software.

Responsibilities

• Maintain law office master calendar for 15 attorneys based on Court notifications and scheduled depositions.
• Prepare, e-file and serve correspondence, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery, and notices.
• Assist in trial preparation.
• Review electronic and scanned mail daily.
• Maintain electronic legal files.
• Process invoices for payment.
• Process HIPAA-compliant authorizations and medical records requests.
• Provide professional communication with clients, opposing counsel, attorneys and court personnel.
• Provide cross-coverage for team members during absences and peak workloads.

Skills

Legal calendar management

New York court system knowledge

Trial preparation

Document management

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Hartford is seeking an experienced Sr. Legal Assistant to support a high-volume litigation team in a fully remote capacity for the Long Island New York Staff Legal Office.

The role focuses on calendar management, e-filing, discovery, and trial preparation, with daily handling of correspondence and filings while ensuring continuity of operations. The ideal candidate has 5+ years as a legal assistant, strong knowledge of New York courts, and proficiency with MS Office and case management