LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a fulltime Legal Practice Assistant with at least 5 years of business litigation experience (IP, Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate, Banking, Regulatory and White-Collar law). The ideal Candidate will primarily support firm partners and attorneys and be able to help with word processing, to include some admin work like, time entry, billing support, expense reports, opening new matters, travel planning and the like. The word processing skills should include high typing speed and accuracy, ability to draft, edit and merge complex legal documents and the ability to blackline and redline documents as needed and be proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat, PDF and Pro and be adept at filing legal documents in multi-district Federal Courts.

Responsibilities
· Review and draft routine legal correspondence and legal documents (Tables of Contents and Tables of Authority) and redline and blackline same as needed
· Utilizing Word Processing Skills with high proficiency (typing at minimum 65 wpm)
· Provide quality legal assistance by calendaring and scheduling as required
· Maintain confidentiality and follow filing rules and guidelines required by various court
systems and standard state rules and regulations
· File documents via e-filing system in various courts including but not limited to multi-district NYSCEF and Federal Courts (have experience using Pacer)
· Administrative functions and duties such as managing logistics, handling time entry, billing support, expense reports, opening new matters, travel planning as needed

Qualifications
· 5 years of experience as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant or Legal Word Processor (working in business litigation)
· Bachelor's degree is preferred
· Strong organizational and communication skills
· Proficiency and knowledge of standard MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Adobe

Benefits
This posting is a representative sample of the types of roles we typically place with our clients. Depending on the specific client, location, and role, the salary range is estimated to be $69,384 to $105,482 and benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan.

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