Legal Assistant

November 20

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2 - 10 employees

Description

• Working knowledge of NYSCEF to timely prepare, e-file and serve (as appropriate) correspondence, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery, deposition notice and other documents required by the New York courts. • Keeps Office calendar current based on court notifications and depositions; assists in scheduling and calendar activity, including depositions, as required. • Assist attorneys as needed in preparation for trial/mediations and arbitrations • Reviews electronic mail daily • Maintains our electronic legal files • Processes invoices for payment • Acts professionally during each interaction with clients, opposing counsel, attorneys, teammates, claim partners and court employees • Assist in overall support of the office as needed which could include case matching, mail handling, filing in an electronic case management system, CD duplication, PDF creation and compilation, file conversion, etc. • This position is fully remote.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Legal Assistant within a paperless insurance defense law office or corporate law department • 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 familiarity in document production, discovery preparation, Outlook calendar maintenance and data maintenance for clients • Strong multi-tasking, organizational and time management skills • Proficiency with case management software • Strong familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, & PowerPoint) • Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Excellent organizational skills, especially regarding prioritizing work activities for multiple attorneys • Must be able to manipulate electronic documents such as TIF, PDF and JPG formats • For full-time, occasional, part-time or remote positions: (1) high speed broadband internet service is required, we do not recommend or support DSL, wireless, Wifi, Hotspots, Fiber without a modem and Satellite; (2) Internet provider supplied modem/router/gateway is hardwired to the Hartford issued computer with an ethernet cable; and (3) minimum upload/download speeds of 5Mbps/30Mbps will be required.