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Connell Foley LLP · 4 days ago

Legal Assistant

Hackensack, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Connell Foley LLP is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to join their Hackensack office. The ideal candidate will provide administrative support, manage legal documents, and coordinate communication with various parties.

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Responsibilities

Administrative support duties including answering telephones, scheduling meetings and coordinating calendars for future events and deadlines, attending to all correspondence, documents, e-mails, pleadings, discovery and other related materials

Maintain both centralized office files in digital and where appropriate paper formats

File documents with courts and track and manage deadlines

Review correspondence and proof-read documents for grammar, punctuation, exhibits and enclosures

Extensive knowledge of word processing and other computer programs to produce the attorneys work product, entering data, etc

Preparation and execution of documents, correspondence, cover sheets and reports and distribution of such documents

Attend to communication with courts, clients, counsel, and other third-parties

Coordinates monthly billing, closes out files and maintains tracking system for same

Performs such other duties as may be assigned by responsible attorneys and administrative personnel

Qualification

Litigation experienceLegal practices knowledgeWord processing skillsDocument managementMulti-taskingConfidential information managementInterpersonal skillsAttention to detailProblem solving