Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Labor & Employment Law
Orion Placement
Melville, New York
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
Nice to haves: Preferred labor and employment law experience; preferred NetDocs and TABS3 experience.
Additional context: Relocation- [NO]. Packages - [NO]
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
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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