• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #954
• Salary: $80,000 - $87,000

Permanent Placements is currently seeking (2) full-time Litigation Legal Assistants. The position is based in our client's Chicago office. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package.
 

Position Summary

The Litigation Legal Assistant will assist attorneys in the Litigation Department for a multi-national law firm in a variety of specialties, including Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Legal Malpractice, Complex Litigation, and General Litigation.  The positions are open due to a long-term employee retiring and one that moved out of the area.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Processes legal documents on behalf of supported attorneys

• Creates and edits briefs, pleadings and other legal documents as necessary such as formatting and preparing tables of contents and tables of authorities

• Responsible for filing documents with courts and administrative agencies

• Uses Microsoft Outlook to calendar appointments, handle a litigation calendar, and manage attorney schedules

• Makes travel arrangements as necessary

• Uses written and verbal communication skills on a daily basis during attorney, client and co-worker interactions

• Manages the phone lines for supported attorneys, fielding calls and conveying messages as necessary

• Works with attorney as needed on monthly bills

• Processes attorney expense reimbursements and vendor invoices using the Firm’s reimbursement software system

• Manages files, opens new matters as requested by attorneys and maintains all relevant document inclusions for the files, both electronically and manually, as necessary

Skills & Competencies

• The candidate must be a self-starter but also a team player, and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines

• The ideal candidate is reliable, detail-oriented and able to learn new technology quickly

• Candidate must demonstrate professionalism, excellent communication skills and attention to detail

• Candidate must have excellent customer service skills, a positive attitude and the ability to multi-task

• The ideal candidate will have the ability to work on multiple matters simultaneously in an organized manner under minimal supervision while adhering to strict deadlines

 Qualification & Prior Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience is preferred

• The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 5-7 years of experience, preferably in a large law firm setting

• Litigation experience required

• Ability to work independently and within a team required
• Candidates that have experience with software such as iManage, Relativity, InTapp, LexusNexus, Microsoft Office Suite, and Concur are a plus