Administrative Skills, Adobe Acrobat, Attorney, Calendar Management, Conference Management, Customer Relations, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, Document Management, Employment Law, File Maintenance, Legal, Legal Documents, Legal Research, Legal Support Skills, Logistics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Nonprofit, Organizational Skills, Paralegal, Proofreading, Record Keeping, Regulations, Research Skills, Support Documentation, Team Player, Time Management, Vision Plan
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Join a well-established law firm with a long-standing reputation for sophisticated work and strong client relationships
- Support meaningful labor and employment matters in a high-level, fast-paced legal practice
- Work closely with attorneys who value professionalism, responsiveness, and strong execution
- Be part of a role where your organization, judgment, and attention to detail truly matter
- Step into a stable on-site opportunity with competitive compensation and strong long-term potential
Location: This is a full-time on-site opportunity in Melville, New York.
Note: Must have at least 3 years of legal administrative or legal assistant experience. Labor and employment law experience is strongly preferred. Experience with NetDocs and TABS3 is a plus.
About Us: We are a respected multi-practice law firm serving businesses, public entities, nonprofit organizations, and individuals across a broad range of sophisticated legal matters. We take pride in delivering high-quality legal work with the accessibility, responsiveness, and personal service clients value. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Provide high-level legal administrative and paralegal support to attorneys in a busy labor and employment practice
- Draft, revise, proofread, and format correspondence, pleadings, responses, briefs, discovery materials, presentations, and other legal documents
- Manage attorney calendars, track deadlines, and help keep matters moving efficiently and accurately
- Prepare exhibits, organize files, maintain records, and assist with document management
- Handle electronic filings, discovery support, and legal document coordination
- Communicate professionally with clients, arbitrators, mediators, opposing counsel, and other outside parties
- Support time entry, conference logistics, registrations, renewals, and other practice-related administrative functions
- Conduct basic legal research and pull cases, statutes, and regulations when needed
- Help maintain a polished, organized, and responsive practice in a high-volume environment
Qualifications
- 3+ years of legal administrative, legal assistant, or paralegal experience
- Labor and employment law experience preferred
- Strong proofreading, grammar, and document formatting skills
- Experience managing calendars, deadlines, and legal documents in a fast-paced setting
- Comfortable with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and legal research tools
- NetDocs experience is a plus
- TABS3 experience is a plus
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities well
Why You Will Love Working Here
- You will join a team that values professionalism, quality work, and dependable support
- You will have exposure to substantive legal work and a role with real day-to-day impact
- You will be part of an established firm environment that offers stability, strong standards, and room to grow
- You will work alongside experienced attorneys in a collaborative office setting where your contribution is appreciated
JPC-829
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Requirements: Must-haves: 2+ years of legal administrative, legal assistant, or paralegal experience in a law firm
Submissions Name / Barbara - BDurkin@kblaw.com
Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)
Established multi-practice law firm seeking a Legal Assistant/Paralegal for an on-site labor and employment role in Melville. Needs 3+ years of legal admin/support experience; labor experience is strongly preferred. NetDocs and TABS3 are nice-to-haves.
Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Labor & Employment Law - Keane & Beane, P.C. - JPC 829 - Source
**New Job Order Alert**
Client job title: Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Labor & Employment Law
Location: Melville, NY
On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site
Experience: 2
Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Legal Assistant, Litigation Legal Assistant, Labor and Employment Legal Assistant, Employment Law Paralegal, Legal Secretary, Executive Legal Assistant, Litigation Paralegal, Labor Relations Legal Assistant, NetDocs, TABS3
# of hires needed: 1
Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO
Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): Melville - 2.9 mm ppl b/c long island, 2 yrs exp needed general legal assistant