Litigation Assistant
Experis · Garden City, NY · 2 mo ago
On-siteLegalFull-time
Garden City, NY • $75,000–$80,000
Responsibilities
- Prepare Supreme Court and Surrogate’s Court papers: motions, briefs, affidavits, affirmations, and litigation backs
- Independently gather exhibits, documents, and prepare exhibit lists
- E-file in all New York courts, including Supreme Courts, Surrogate’s Courts, Federal Courts (PACER), and the Court of Appeals
- Monitor attorneys’ eTracks and calendar deadlines in attorneys’ Outlook calendars
- Maintain and update attorney contacts in Outlook
- Coordinate with vendors for scheduling depositions, appellate printing requirements, and process servers for service of papers
- Bates-stamp documents for productions
- Transcribe dictation from Philips SpeechExec and Philips mini cassettes
- Answer phones and coordinate calls and meetings with clients via conference call or Zoom
Systems & Software
- Microsoft Word (tables of contents, tables of authorities, bookmarking)
- Juris (attorney timekeeping program)
- Microsoft Outlook (calendaring and contacts)
Requirements
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines
- 3+ years of litigation support or legal assistant experience