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About the Role
One of the Northeast’s premier insurance defense law firms is seeking a Legal Assistant to work full-time in their New York office.
Responsibilities
- Handle electronic Court filings in Supreme, Civil and Federal Courts
- Communicate with Courts/Clerks
- Maintain attorney calendars for Team Meetings
- Follow-up on delegated assignments until completed
- Proofread, format, edit and finalize pleadings
- Prepare TOC and TOA for Briefs
Requirements
- Prior law firm experience in the litigation practice area
- Familiarity with State and Federal Court rules, procedures and legal terminology
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite – styles, automatic paragraph numbering, Excel, PDF docs
- E-filing experience in all Courts
- Experience with electronic practice management systems
- Professional written and verbal skills for interacting with adversaries and adjusters
- Basic understanding of legal terminology skills to edit and proofread documents
- Computer skills to use information retrieval, document management, appointments, litigation support and spreadsheet database software
- Typing skills to produce error-free legal documents quickly
Skills
- CT Courts knowledge and filing
- Microsoft Office Suite
- E-filing
- Electronic practice management systems
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Legal terminology
- Information retrieval
- Document management
- Appointment scheduling
- Litigation support
- Spreadsheet database software
- Typing
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Day shift
- 35 hours per week
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of insurance defense litigation experience
Education Level
- Notary public a plus
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Employer-matched 401k program
About the Company
- One of the Northeast’s premier insurance defense law firms
Equal Opportunity
- EOE - M/F/D/V