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Ekspert Counsel · 1 day ago

Legal Assistant

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$75K/yr - $85K/yr

1+ years exp

Ekspert Counsel is an established and well-known law firm seeking a Legal Assistant for their New York City office. The role involves providing administrative support, e-filing documents, and assisting attorneys with various tasks.

Staffing & Recruiting

Responsibilities

Provides administrative support of general office duties such as printing, scanning, copying

E-files both via NJ E-Courts as well as New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF), and PACER

Files all state and federal court pleadings electronically

Attends to incoming phone calls on behalf of assigned attorneys

Arranges couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses, and other special functions

Attends and takes notes at meetings

Assists with proper case screening and origination process to include initial conflict check in collaboration with the Records Department, creates and maintains reliable and accurate filing system for electronic documents

Drafts and proofreads correspondence, discovery, minutes, pleadings, contracts and varied other documents

Closes concluded matters per attorney direction

Maintains attorney calendars by planning and scheduling meetings, appointments, and conferences both onsite and remote, conferences

Prepares expense reports

Prepares check requests and submits purchase orders as needed

Redacts, bate stamps, and organizes documents for production

Updates contact information for attorneys

Inputs attorney time into time keeping software as requested