Legal Practice Assistant Litigation
Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States
Job Description
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Primary Responsibilities
Legal Practice Assistant - Litigation Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is 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\xe2\x80\x99 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\xe2\x80\x99 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.
Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney PC offers outstanding benefits that include:
- Insurance \xe2\x80\x93 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
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job IdJD4250697
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationPittsburgh, PA 15219, United States
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EducationNot mentioned