Cleveland, OH, 44113
Job description
Litigation Legal Assistant
Cleveland, OH
$75,000-$95,000
Position Overview:
The Litigation Legal Assistant will deliver exceptional litigation and administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and legal teams across various practice areas. The ideal candidate is an organized, detail-focused legal expert with significant experience in litigation support and advanced abilities in document formatting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver thorough administrative and litigation support to legal professionals.
- Draft, revise, proofread, and format intricate legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, and other relevant materials.
- Utilize advanced Microsoft Word functions for document formatting, including the customization of styles, numbering formats, templates, and other complex tasks.
- Create and maintain tables of contents and tables of authorities.
- Perform document comparisons and reconciliations.
- Log attorney billable hours and prepare expense reports.
- Handle onboarding requests for new cases and ensure accurate case records.
- Organize travel itineraries and schedules for attorneys.
- Support preparations for trials, depositions, arbitrations, and hearings.
- Conduct data entry and manage electronic case files.
- Work alongside attorneys, paralegals, and other departments to meet deadlines efficiently.
- Effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining high-quality output in a fast-paced setting.
Qualifications:
- Over 10 years of experience in a role such as Litigation Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary, Paralegal, or similar legal support position within litigation.
- High school diploma or equivalent educational qualification.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
- Extensive experience in formatting complex legal documents.
- Strong command of grammar, with excellent proofreading and writing skills.
- Exceptional organizational, time management, and multitasking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong focus on customer service.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team setting.
- Experience with PDF editing tools (such as Kofax or similar software).
- Familiarity with document management systems (e.g., NetDocuments or similar platforms).
- Knowledge of legal time entry software (such as Aderant or comparable solutions).
- Experience with California litigation matters is a plus.
- Previous experience in a legal word processing or document specialist capacity is preferred.
STEMHUNTER is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
