About the Role
Under general supervision, support paralegals with document and information management, indexing, filing, and trial notebook preparation. Provide back-up support to the Managing Clerk for court filings, ensuring accuracy, organization, and timely execution.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive litigation support across discovery, document management, and trial preparation.
- Organize and maintain case files, pleadings, evidence, and attorney/matter notebooks.
- Summarize reports, articles, witness statements, and depositions with accuracy and clarity.
- Gather factual information and documents from clients, third parties, and government agencies.
- Draft, revise, format, and distribute legal documents and correspondence.
- Efficiently manage electronic and hard-copy document searches, retrieval, scanning, and production.
- Maintain databases, practice group forms, systems, and document resources.
- Prepare and coordinate materials for internal and external distribution.
- Track matter budgets and maintain Excel spreadsheets and accurate time records.
- Provide dependable, responsive support while meeting Firm attendance expectations.
Requirements
- Strong document and information management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Clear, confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across attorneys, paralegals, clients, and professional teams.
- Highly organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Familiarity with court dockets and litigation workflows.
- Accurate typing speed of 50 WPM.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Requires high school diploma and a minimum of one year of related work experience, or equivalent.
- Paralegal Assistant or legal support experience preferred.
- AA or BA degree preferred.
- Paralegal Certificate a plus.
Skills
- Document management
- Information management
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Organization
- Adaptability
- Priority management
- Court dockets familiarity
- Litigation workflows familiarity
- Typing speed of 50 WPM
- Microsoft Word proficiency
- Microsoft Outlook proficiency
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of one year of related work experience
Education Level
- High school diploma
- AA degree preferred
- BA degree preferred
- Paralegal Certificate a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $63,780 to $92,090 annually
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Accrued paid time off plan starting at 20 days annually
- Personal medical leave
- Parental leave
- Up to 10 paid holidays
- Family care benefits
About the Company
- At Ashurst Perkins Coie, our people are our greatest asset.
- Join a collaborative, high-performing Paralegal team where your expertise will help shape the employee experience across our global organization.
- In this role, if you are passionate about delivering exceptional service and making a lasting impact, you will find meaningful opportunities to grow your career while helping create an outstanding experience for our people.
