Litigation Legal Assistant
About the role
Hall Prangle LLC is a leading national trial defense law firm with a longstanding reputation for our success at trial, especially in high-exposure cases related to healthcare law. Our staff assert a team-centric approach to support our attorneys and cases, while maintaining a collegial culture where exceptional legal professionals want to work.
Responsibilities
- Maintains attorneys' calendar.
- Schedules court appearances, client meetings, depositions, and other engagements. Ensures there are no scheduling conflicts and notifies attorneys of pending deadlines.
- Serves as intermediary between attorneys, firm personnel and the courts, relaying communications between each group.
- Generates all correspondence.
- Presents and sends notices of filings, motions, and hearings to appropriate parties.
- Creates and maintains client files, records, logs, and any other information in relation to case file.
What You will Need to Succeed
- 5+ years as a Legal Assistant within a law firm supporting attorneys practicing medical malpractice defense litigation or other defense litigation.
- Knowledge of concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures of the law.
- Knowledge of functions and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal courts and related agencies.
- Highly proficient using MS Office Suites: Word, Excel, Outlook, Billing Software, and On-Line Document Management Software.
- Expertise in using Outlook Calendars for scheduling and maintaining attorneys' busy court schedules.
- Experience in creating and maintaining documents, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, and copying; coordinating case preparation.
- Experience in tracking billing hours through billing software.
- Must be highly organized, able to multitask and juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong time management skills and strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Why Hall Prangle?
Our goal is to support the well-being of our employees physically, emotionally, financially, and professionally.
- Competitive total compensation
- Full benefit package including group medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Basic Life Insurance, long-and short-term disability, AD&D
- 401(k) Plan
- Annual Wellness benefits
- Referral bonus program
Our Benefits
Our Benefits
- Competitive total compensation
- Full benefit package including group medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Basic Life Insurance, long-and short-term disability, AD&D
- 401(k) Plan
- Annual Wellness benefits
- Referral bonus program
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
Hall Prangle LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Only applicants meeting the above-noted experience level and skills will be considered. This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. No third party or recruiting agency resumes will be accepted.