Legal Assistant

Department Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support attorneys and professionals within the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. This role provides administrative, operational, and litigation support across a broad range of complex matters and serves as an important resource in ensuring the efficient management of litigation and legal processes.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, sound judgment, professionalism, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while handling confidential and privileged information.

We are a team that cares deeply about each other and about the work that we do and we look forward to welcoming someone new to the team.

Duties

• Provide administrative and litigation support to attorneys and legal professionals within the Commercial Litigation Practice Group, including supporting the Vice President of Global Litigation.
• Manage attorney calendars and assist with scheduling and logistics, including for meetings, witness interviews, depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial preparation activities.
• Assist with matter intake, matter management systems, and litigation reporting.
• Assist team with Significant Case Memo and other reporting obligations.
• Assist team with New Lawsuit Alert and distribution list.
• Prepare, edit, proofread, and format legal correspondence, presentations, reports, and other documents.
• Support legal hold, document preservation, records management, and e-discovery processes.
• Coordinate execution of documents and maintain related records.
• Track key dates, deadlines, and follow-up items across active matters.
• Work with Legal Operations Legal Engineering Team to track or correct team invoices.
• Handle year end budget transactions, including assisting with accruals.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest degree of discretion.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree a plus
• 2+ years of administrative, legal assistant, executive assistant, paralegal support, or related professional experience.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting attorneys, legal departments, or law firms.
• Experience with litigation support, document management systems, matter management platforms, and/or e-billing systems.
• Experience coordinating complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with legal terminology, court filings, discovery, and litigation processes.

Competencies

• Strong customer-service orientation and professionalism.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Effective collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to learn new technologies and processes.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: No

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $30.87 - $38.59 per hour
 
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.