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Stites & Harbison, PLLC · 15 hours ago

Litigation Legal Assistant

Lexington, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Stites & Harbison, PLLC is a full-service law firm seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to join their Lexington, Kentucky office. This role involves providing support to the Torts and Insurance Practice service group, including trial preparation, court filings, and drafting legal documents.

Law Practice

Responsibilities

Prepare correspondence, draft pleadings, contracts, trial binders, and other legal documents related to the practice group

Assist in the management of litigation cases and/or large projects, including extensive document organization, document retrieval, document production, preparing for depositions, preparing deposition exhibits, digesting deposition transcripts and preparing trial exhibits

Communicate with clients via phone and email; schedule appointments and maintain organized case files

Transcribe, proofread, and finalize legal documents and correspondence

Assist with billing processes and work directly with the accounting department

Ensure accurate indexing, filing, and maintenance of legal documents using litigation support software and other systems

Maintain strict client confidentiality

Perform additional administrative and job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

Litigation experienceLegal writing skillsLitigation support softwareDocument productionInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsAttention to detail

Required

Minimum of five (5) years of litigation experience, from case inception through trial and post-trial activities

Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, internet, and litigation support software

Strong legal writing and editing skills, including preparation of legal documents and correspondence

Ability to compile, code, categorize, calculate, audit, and verify information

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in situations with limited standardization

Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and schedule-based instructions

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships in a collaborative and diverse environment

Preferred

College degree preferred

This role may function as a hybrid legal assistant/paralegal position

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

And more

Company

Stites & Harbison, PLLC

A full-service law firm representing clients across the United States and internationally, Stites & Harbison, PLLC is known as a preeminent firm managing sophisticated transactions, challenging litigation, and complex regulatory matters on a daily basis.

Founded in 1832

Louisville, Kentucky, US

201-500 employees