Legal Administrative Assistant

Legal Administrative Assistant

Raleigh, NC | Full-Time | Onsite

$50,000+ Fully Paid Benefits

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Administrative Assistant to support a busy litigation team. The ideal candidate is proactive, accurate, and thrives in a fast-paced legal environment. This role requires strong document preparation skills, professional communication, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Open new case files, prepare labels, and organize file contents
• Maintain and manage litigation files to ensure accuracy and accessibility
• Prepare, edit, and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and discovery from attorney dictation
• Draft enclosure letters and routine communications to court personnel, counsel, and clients
• File documents with appropriate courts or commissions and distribute filed copies
• Handle incoming calls in the attorney's absence; process incoming / outgoing mail
• Schedule mediations, depositions, hearings, and client meetings
• Prepare materials for hearings, depositions, and discovery production
• Submit invoices to billing; request checks for filing fees and court expenses
• Order court reporters and reserve conference rooms
• Prepare closed files for offsite storage and coordinate file closure
• Perform general administrative tasks including scanning, copying, and document management
• Support attorneys with various administrative tasks as needed

Qualifications

Schedule & Compensation

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Nichole Villar Colon