Highlights
With approximately 300 lawyers across a network of 14 offices, we provide clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel. Primary Responsibilities: Preparation of legal documents such as letters, correspondence, briefs, notices, pleadings, and motions.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | White Plains, NY |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 1 to 9 employees |
| Website | http://www.synergystaffing.net |
Description
Financial Services Litigation Legal Assistant
We're a full-service national law firm with a strong reputation and history of success that spans more than 65 years. With approximately 300 lawyers across a network of 14 offices, we provide clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel. We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant.
Primary Responsibilities:
We're a full-service national law firm with a strong reputation and history of success that spans more than 65 years. With approximately 300 lawyers across a network of 14 offices, we provide clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel. We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Preparation of legal documents such as letters, correspondence, briefs, notices, pleadings, and motions.
- Familiar with NY state (CT is a plus) and federal court rules, procedures, and filings (including e-filing)
- Experience with all aspects of NY Foreclosure Sales, including Bankruptcy searches
- As requested per attorney daily monitoring of deadlines, calendars, voicemails, answering of phone
- Assist attorneys with trial preparation and provide trial support as requested
- Coordination of conference calls, video conferences and other interpersonal communication as requested.
- General utilization and submission of clerical and administrative forms such as check requests and expense reports
- Maintain client files (electronic and hard copy)
- Coordination of large-scale document jobs with Office Services
- Copying and scanning of documents
- Open and closing of client matters
- Provide general assistance firmwide as a member of the legal support team as needed
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritize tasks and multitask
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to function well in a high-paced environment
- Knowledge of legal terminology and state and federal procedures
- Aptitude for learning new applications, systems, and processes
- Proficient with electronic court filing preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office365 and Adobe
- Proficient with document management systems, iManage preferred
- Proficient with redlining, track changes, table of authorities and table of contents preferred
- High school degree or equivalent required; college degree preferred
- Minimum two years of experience as an assistant, preferably in a law firm environment
- Strong litigation experience and/or bankruptcy
- Familiar with NY state (CT is a plus) and federal court rules, procedures, and filings (including e-filing)
- E-filing experience
- Experience with NY foreclosure sales is a plus
- Remain stationary for extended periods while performing repetitive tasks such as working at a computer
- Ability to move throughout the office to attend meetings, access files, collaborate with colleagues, and use standard office equipment, including but not limited to; printers, copiers, scanners
- Ability to move files, documents, supplies, or materials up to 10 pounds
- Generous PTO and holiday schedule
- Medical/Vision/Dental insurance
- Hybrid work schedule
- Commuter Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- 401k plan
About Company
We are a staffing company dedicated in placing quality candidates within our network of companies. We are unique and far different from most staffing companies. All Jobs posted on our sites are for immediate direct hire and we also hire on behalf of our clients. This eliminates steps in the hiring process and gets you to work faster!