Paralegallegal assistant new york city manhattan - united states, newyork
a top plaintiffs' law firm specializing in plaintiffs' securities class actions and corporate governance, seeks a paralegal/legal assistant with a minimum of 5 years' experience for immediate hire. hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. great benefits, great team, and the ability to work from home every friday!!!
responsibilities and requirements:
provide high quality paralegal, secretarial, and administrative support to supervising attorneys.prepare and complete various state and federal court filings.perform calendar management; scheduling meetings, conference calls, travel, appointments, depositions, due dates, court appearances, etc.; anticipate, identify, and resolve potential issues.edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling, and formatting.proficient use of microsoft word for legal word processing; best authority for generation and formatting of table of authorities; microsoft excel for generation and formatting of spreadsheets; outlook for communication and calendaring.ability to create and edit legal pleadings, including but not limited to developing table of contents/table of authorities, pdf to word conversions with quality-control-checking and applying firm styles/formatting, blue book citation procedure.legal research using bloomberg law, westlaw, lexisnexis, pacer, and sec edgar.case initiations in various federal and state courts: filing and service.ability to draft attorney appearances, including motions to appear pro hac vice in various federal and state courts.ability to check and apply courts' local rules and judges' individual rules to daily preparation and filing of legal pleadings.track and input attorney time using aderant.generate expense reports and check requests.assist with reception coverage where neededknowledge of worldox and aderant a plus
beacon hill is an equal opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
company profile:
founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
learn more about beacon hill staffing group and our specialty divisions, beacon hill associates, beacon hill financial, beacon hill hr, beacon hill legal, beacon hill life sciences and beacon hill technologies by visiting www.beaconhillstaffing.com.
we look forward to working with you.
beacon hill. employing the future (tm)
more info: compensation: $75000 - $90000 per year employment type: full-time
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