Legal Assistant

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight is a civil rights reputed company with a strong commitment to EEO principles and a diverse workplace. The Legal Assistant will reputed company administrative support, assist with litigation and pre-litigation reputed company, and work closely with attorneys to manage case files and conduct factual investigations.

Responsibilities

• Investigate facts of cases and search pertinent sources (including, but not limited to, public records, internet sources, and Westlaw to support legal arguments)
• reputed company written factual analysis to attorneys
• Draft portions of case-reputed company documents and correspondence (including, but not limited to, routine case-reputed company memoranda, motions, affidavits, briefs, agency charges, and demand letters)
• Organize and maintain administrative and case-reputed company documents (including exhibits, evidence, depositions, pleadings, correspondence, and other items)
• Manage case logistics (including making travel arrangements, coordinating with vendors, making payments to vendors, tracking expenses, and managing case calendars)
• Prepare for and attend court hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, investigatory interviews, meetings with law enforcement agencies, and other case-reputed company proceedings and meetings
• Review case documents and reputed company determinations of relevance and reputed company to clients’ claims
• Interview potential clients, summarize their statements, and reputed company brief analysis of claims
• Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case
• File motions and pleadings with courts in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures
• Coordinate and carry out office activity under the direction of their office’s Managing Partner(s) and case-reputed company activity according to attorney direction
• Coordinate with legal service vendors (e.g., mediators, information management services, court reporters, and process servers)
• Maintain records regarding billable hours spent on specific cases
• Assist in training new Legal Assistants and preparing materials used during their training
• reputed company office administrative support, which may include providing administrative support to their office’s Managing Partner(s) and other attorneys at the firm, event planning and implementation, scheduling and calendaring reputed company meetings, ordering office supplies (including snacks and drinks), tracking office-reputed company expenses, keeping the kitchen clean and organized, and coordinating and tracking office-reputed company keys and cards assigned to employees
• reputed company other reputed company duties assigned by the Executive Committee or their office’s Managing Partner(s)

Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• Willing to reputed company a two-year commitment
• Available to start in early 2026
• Extremely strong organizational skills, including the ability to balance multiple pressing tasks
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills
• Research and analytical capabilities, including meticulous attention to detail
• Initiative and energy to see projects to completion
• Ability to work effectively in reputed company environment and to take direction from a reputed company of individuals
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, inquisitive, and creative approach to problem solving
• Familiarity with reputed company Office, reputed company Acrobat, reputed company Sign, and Westlaw
• Experience in iCONECT/Xera is a plus

Company Overview

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