Job description

Located in Pittsburgh PA
Hybrid Schedule out of downtown office

Legal Practice Assistant - Litigation
A national law firm with a proven reputation for providing progressive, industry-leading legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice to our regional, national and international clients.
We currently have an opportunity for a Litigation Practice Assistant in our Pittsburgh office. Please apply if you have experience in Litigation and are looking for a rewarding career in a business-casual team environment with a well-established firm!

The Firm is currently on a hybrid work schedule. After the first month of employment, you have the option to work remotely 2 days per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create, proofread and format correspondence, memoranda, agreements, transactional documents, and other legal forms under time sensitive deadlines.
• Create, proofread and format pleadings, discovery, and other litigation documents. Ability to follow court procedures and file in federal, local, and/or state courts.
• Run conflict checks, prepare engagement letters, and open new client matters within our onboarding system.
• Maintain paper and electronic files through our document management system in connection with filing protocols and retention policies.
• Manage busy attorney schedules through Microsoft outlook calendaring and track/monitor deadlines.
• Coordinate travel arrangements through corporate travel companion, Navan.
• Prepare and submit expense reports.
• Assist with billing, attorneys’ time and Proforma review through 3E.
• Work individually and in collaboration with other practice assistants in your support team to understand client concerns, ensure that clients are satisfied, and to build relationships of trust and reliability.
• Establish a good working relationship with Document Services, our shared services group, for overflow of larger legal document projects.

Required Education/Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a litigation assistant are preferred but not required.
• Excellent time management and interpersonal communication skills a must.
• Strong attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through.
• Must have a positive-can do, team oriented attitude.
• Ability to work efficiently and balance assignments/workflow from multiple busy attorneys meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and other computer and document management systems.

Benefits that include:

• Insurance – Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K program
• Retirement Savings Program
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• WorkWell wellness program
• Free use of building gym
• Caregiving assistance with Bright Horizons
• Firm-wide emergency assistance fund
• Available Hybrid schedule

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• East Pittsburgh, PA 15112: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Litigation: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in East Pittsburgh, PA 15112

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