LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant for a law firm in Roseland, NJ. The Litigation Legal Assistant will be supporting attorneys with all phases of litigation (criminal defense). This opportunity is direct hire, full time (9:30AM - 6:00PM), and fully onsite in Roseland.
Responsibilities
- Produce information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting data
- Review and verify correspondence, reports, and legal documents
- Draft letters, motions, briefs, TOC, TOA, and other litigation documents
- Maintain attorney calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, depositions, and travel
- Enter attorney time entries by the allotted deadline
- Interface with clients; confirming meetings, requesting required documentation
- Record and monitor court appearance dates, pleadings, and filing requirements; monitoring evidence-gathering and deadlines
- E-file both via NJ eCourts as well as Federal PACER
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience supporting attorneys with all phases of litigation
- Experience with criminal defense highly preferred
- Ability to e-file (NY/NJ and Federal Court)
- Experience with case management and utilizing CMS
- Experience entering time and calendar management
Salary up to $75,000
