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Litigation Legal Assistant

Litigation Legal Assistant

Fawkes IDMNewark, NJ, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Quick Apply
Job description

Responsibilities :

  • Transcribes legal briefs, correspondence, letters, minutes of meetings, and confidential memorandum
  • Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts; relays instructions to other staff and attorneys as directed by the supervisor
  • Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence (requisitions, reimbursements, etc.) for attorneys, paralegals
  • Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings and appointments
  • Reads, sorts and dates incoming mail and ensures outgoing mail is timely delivered; if necessary routes mail to a specific delivery services
  • Processes bills; proofs billing sheets; reviews and edits bills
  • Maintain supervisor’s legal confidential and administrative files

Requirements

  • 3+ years of legal assistance experience.
  • Must type a minimum of 70 words per minutes.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures.
  • Considerable knowledge of legal documents preparation, legal terminology and court procedures.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of MS office products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, document production, Adobe Professional, redline comparisons, digital dictation.
  • Considerable knowledge of effective proofreading
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