About the Role
Rivkin Radler LLP seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant to provide support to multiple attorneys' daily work routines, adapting to their unique practices, priorities, and preferences. The ideal candidate is a versatile team player who can manage multiple assignments concurrently with accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide support to multiple attorneys’ daily work routine and understand and adapt to their unique practice, priorities and preferences.
- Prepare, edit, format and proofread correspondence, agreements, contracts, etc.
- Prepare, edit, format and proofread complex legal documents including, complaints, answers, motions, as well as other pleadings.
- Electronic filing of documents on court websites (ECF/NYSCEF/AAA).
- Coordinate and manage attorneys’ calendars including scheduling meetings, conference calls, zoom meetings.
- Open new matters using Intapp and prepare retainer agreements and other corresponding documents.
- Data entry of case progression into Time Matters for No-Fault matters.
- Entry of daily attorney time using iTimekeep.
- Provide administrative support, answering phones, copying, scanning, submit expenses using Chrome River.
Requirements
- 5+ years of law firm experience.
- Demonstrates experience performing multiple work assignments concurrently, often within a short period time, while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Willing to collaborate and jump in when needed.
- Must be organized, willing to learn new things, and adapt to changing priorities.
Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Word skills typing 55+ words per minute.
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Intapp
- Time Matters
- iTimekeep
- Chrome River
Location
- Uniondale, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $55,000 to $75,000
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Group term life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Optional term life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Aflac
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Referral bonuses
- Paid holidays
About the Company
- A great law firm begins with great people.
- At Rivkin Radler, we are always looking for professionals who share our passion for the law and commitment to total client satisfaction.
- Rivkin Radler has approximately 250 lawyers, with offices in Albany, N.Y.; Hackensack, N.J.; Jacksonville, F.L.; New York City; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; and Uniondale, N.Y.
Equal Opportunity
- The firm actively encourages equal opportunity through mentoring, training, professional development, and public service programs.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
