Litigation Legal Secretary

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Frier Levitt’s Pine Brook office seeks an experienced full-time Litigation Legal Assistant. Health law experience preferred. Opportunity to work with multiple departments in the firm on complex life sciences and healthcare-related matters. This is NOT a remote job.

Description:

The Litigation Assistant will be responsible for:

• Managing attorneys’ calendars, including coordinating meetings, Court appearances, and appointments.
• Setting up pleadings, including complaints, answers, discovery requests/responses, subpoenas,
• Drafting correspondence to clients, Judges, and attorneys
• E-Filing pleadings with state and federal court
• Marking legal briefs (TOA and TOC)
• Tracking CLE credits earned. Includes scheduling CLE courses and submitting certificates of completion to the state.
• Compiling, scanning, Bates stamping and saving documents to our document management system (NetDocs)
• Tracking documents for execution.
• Answering direct telephone lines in a timely and polite manner
• Coordinating attorney travel, as necessary
• Drafting, proofreading, and revising legal documents and other case material.
• Processing time entries for attorneys using CenterBase
• Effectively communicating with staff, attorneys and clients

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ experience as a Litigation Assistant at a Law Firm is a must.
• Above average proficiency in MS Word and Adobe
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint; NetDocs and CerterBase experience a big plus.
• Moderately Tech Savvy
• Excellent communication, proofreading, and organization skills
• Ability to prioritize assignments and tasks
• Ability to work in a high-volume environment and meet deadlines
• Notary Public a plus

Benefits:

Frier Levitt offers remote work opportunities, a competitive salary, health care benefits, a 401k plan with matching and profit-sharing (available upon eligibility to participate), PTO, and an on-site gym. Opportunities for substantial salary progression based on performance and contributions.

Please email resume with cover letter and salary requirements  to mvassallo@frierlevitt.com.

Company info

Frier levitt, LLC

Company Profile

Frier Levitt, established in 2000, is a national boutique law firm focused exclusively on Healthcare and Life Sciences. The Firm draws on its experience representing stakeholders across the entire healthcare spectrum. In the Life Sciences space, Frier Levitt has represented pharmacies of all kinds and assisted with regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. On the Healthcare side, Frier Levitt clients have included large physician group practices, hospitals, hospital medical staff, ambulatory surgery centers, laboratory companies, as well as the complete panoply of ancillary service providers. Frier Levitt frequently makes use of the wisdom of its many clinician attorneys, including multiple pharmacists, a podiatrist, registered nurse, and paramedic. Frier Levitt attorneys are licensed in a number of states including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and Missouri. Frier Levitt’s offices are in Pine Brook, NJ, New York, NY, and Uniondale, NY.