MGC Myrtle Beach-Litigation Legal Assistant

About the role

Join MGC's Litigation Team in Myrtle Beach! At MGC, we redefine the law firm experience. As a highly respected, technology-driven law firm celebrating 30 years of excellence in 2025 spanning 23 offices across 12 states, we're not your typical law firm. We offer flexible work arrangements, competitive compensation packages and a collaborative environment designed to help motivated professionals succeed.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and non-billable litigation support to assigned attorneys and paralegals.
• Aid in the preparation, organization, and management of legal documents and correspondence.
• Maintain and organize electronic and physical files in accordance with firm procedures.
• Aid in document management, including saving, organizing, and retrieving documents from firm databases and case management systems.
• Assist with scheduling meetings, depositions, hearings, conferences, and other appointments.
• Cook up calendars and communicate scheduling information to attorneys, paralegals, clients, and other parties as needed.
• Document conversions - Prepare, format, proofread, and edit correspondence, pleadings, reports, and other legal documents.
• Aid with electronic filing and other administrative tasks related to litigation matters.
• Monitor attorney calendars and assist with tracking deadlines and important case dates.
• Handle incoming telephone calls, emails, and correspondence with professionalism, courtesy, and discretion.
• Communicate effectively by email and telephone with clients, attorneys, staff, courts, opposing counsel, and other outside contacts.
• Aid with transcription and dictation as needed.
• Enter and maintain accurate information in firm databases and case management systems.
• Maintain confidentiality of client and firm information at all times.
• Take initiative and manage multiple tasks and priorities while working efficiently and independently with minimal supervision.
• Perform other administrative and legal support duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma required; some college education preferred.
• Three years of related legal assistant or administrative experience preferred.
• Prior law firm, litigation, or insurance industry experience preferred.