Legal Administrative Assistant

Our client, an NC-based law firm, is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to join their Raleigh team. The role supports attorneys by providing information and administrative support, as well as representation of the attorney to clients and others. Litigation experience and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment are required.

• Set up new files, including preparing conflict worksheets upon receipt of new case, typing labels and separating file contents into sub-files.
• General file maintenance and management, with a focus on creating systems to identify location of documents and what documents have been received and/or produced.
• Preparation and editing of general correspondence, pleadings and/or discovery documents from attorney dictation, with same day turnaround time desirable; otherwise, next day turnaround time.
• Drafting form or enclosure letters to court personnel, opposing counsel, employer, etc.
• Preparation of documents for filing with the Industrial Commission or Courthouse; sending filed copies to proper parties.
• Review and processing of incoming and outgoing attorney mail; scanning and saving to Net Docs.
• Preparation of materials for meetings, hearings, depositions and discovery production.
• Schedule depositions, mediations, initial meetings with clients.

The position will start off 100% in the office for the first 90 days, then will reduce to 3 days in the office per week.

Raleigh, NC

• Litigation experience and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment are required.