Legal Assistant for Litigation Defense
3 weeks ago
Hall Prangle & Schoonveld is a leading national trial defense law firm, renowned for its success in high-exposure cases related to healthcare law. As a litigation legal assistant, you will be an integral part of our team-centric approach, supporting attorneys and cases while maintaining a collegial culture.
About the Role:
We are seeking a full-time legal assistant with at least five years' experience in litigation legal assistance, preferably in medical malpractice or healthcare law. You will work collaboratively with three attorneys and the rest of the staff to provide our clients with exceptional results. The ideal candidate will be skilled, hardworking, pleasant, and personable.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain attorneys' calendars and schedules court appearances, client meetings, depositions, and other engagements, ensuring no conflicts and notifying attorneys of pending deadlines.
- Serve as an intermediary between attorneys, firm personnel, and courts, relaying communications between each group.
- Generate all correspondence and prepare notices of filings, motions, and hearings for relevant parties.
- Create and maintain client files, records, logs, and other information related to case files.
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- 5+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a law firm supporting attorneys practicing medical malpractice defense litigation or other defense litigation.
- Knowledge of law concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures.
- Familiarity with local, state, and federal courts and related agencies.
- High proficiency in MS Office Suites: Word, Excel, Outlook, Billing Software, and Online Document Management Software.
- Expertise in using Outlook Calendars for scheduling and maintaining attorneys' busy court schedules.
- Experience creating and maintaining documents, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, and copying; coordinating case preparation.
- Track billing hours through billing software.
- Highly organized, able to multitask, and juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong time management skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Why HPS:
Hall Prangle & Schoonveld's employees demonstrate our commitment to excellence across the country. We strive to be the firm where our remarkable clients want to do business, talented teams want to work, and our communities can expect our support.
Benefits:
We aim to support the well-being of our employees physically, emotionally, financially, and professionally.
- Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential.
- Full benefit package, including group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Basic Life Insurance, Long-term and Short-term Disability, AD&D.
- 401(k) Plan.
- Annual Wellness benefits.
- Opportunities for growth and advancement.
- Referral bonus program.
Estimated Salary: $60,000 - $80,000 per year, depending on experience.
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