Litigation Legal Assistant (Hybrid)
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employerUp to $90,000 per year |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
About this job
Job Description
Legal Practice Assistant (Litigation & Executive Support)
A prestigious national law firm is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to provide litigation support to senior leadership within a highly specialized legal practice. This role supports attorneys across multiple U.S. offices and requires a professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages competing priorities effectively, and maintains exceptional attention to detail.
This opportunity is ideal for a proactive legal support professional who enjoys working collaboratively while taking ownership of critical administrative and litigation-related responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, edit, format, and proofread legal correspondence, court documents, memoranda, reports, and other attorney work product.
- Coordinate and submit electronic filings in federal and state courts.
- Provide litigation support, including hearing preparation, exhibit management, deposition coordination, transcript requests, and filing-related activities.
- Manage complex attorney calendars, meeting scheduling, and Microsoft Teams coordination.
- Arrange business travel and assist with related logistics.
- Maintain and organize client files and case records in both electronic and physical formats.
- Enter and track critical deadlines using legal docketing systems.
- Process expense reports and vendor invoices through firm financial systems.
- Assist with file closing procedures and records management.
- Coordinate client meetings, conferences, depositions, and related hospitality arrangements.
- Reserve conference space and support videoconferencing logistics for meetings and legal proceedings.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of legal litigation support experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
- Hands-on experience with federal and state court e-filings.
- Prior filing experience in one or more of the following jurisdictions is strongly preferred: Illinois, California, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Adobe Acrobat, document formatting, redlining, and styles.
- Experience utilizing legal document management, docketing, transcription, and expense management systems.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously while working effecitively with attorney's clients, and peers. .
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: up to $90,000k
- Hybrid work environment.
- Opportunity to work on high stakes, multi-jurisdiction litigation matters.
- Comprehensive benefits package available.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
Join a well-established national law firm known for handling sophisticated legal matters across a broad range of industries. This role offers exposure to high-level litigation work, collaboration with attorneys across several major markets, and the chance to be a key contributor within a respected legal team.