Law Firm
Chicago, IL
Legal Practice Specialist (Litigation) in Chicago, IL
Law Firm Non Legal Department
Min 3 yrs required
No
H1: Legal Practice Specialist (Litigation) - Join a Leading Global Law Firm
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Job Title: Legal Practice Specialist (Litigation)
Job Summary:
The Legal Practice Specialist will provide administrative support to attorneys in the Litigation Practice Group. The ideal candidate should have experience in trial preparation, managing databases, and filing in various jurisdictions. They should also have excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills. This is a full-time position in a hybrid work environment, with the option to work remotely.
Key Responsibilities:
- Knowledge of court rules and civil procedures in State and Federal jurisdictions, including experience with electronic filing
- Support all aspects of trial preparation, including handling logistics and supporting at trial as necessary
- Draft, edit, proofread, and redline documents (agreements, pleadings, spreadsheets, and presentations) and correspondence for accuracy, grammar and formatting
- Review and edit prebills; work with billing practice group to ensure client bills are sent out timely; prepare expense reports and submit vendor invoices for timely payment
- Organize and maintain attorney contacts and calendars, including travel logistics and scheduling flights, hotel and transportation
- Input, review, edit, and update attorney time entries
- Coordinate meeting logistics, including scheduling, arranging videoconferences, conferences calls, and conference rooms; requesting equipment and food and beverage orders; preparing presentation materials; and welcoming visitors
- Answer incoming telephone calls and document and relay messages
- Organize and maintain paper and electronic files in accordance with Firm records retention policies
- Proactively remind attorneys of impending deadlines and obligations
- Pull and organize docket filings & monitor dockets for relevant pleadings and conducting docket searches
- Assist attorneys with trial preparations, including organizing exhibits and preparing hearing binders
- Communicate with the court regarding scheduling hearings and other administrative matters
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required
- At least three (3) years of litigation experience, litigation a plus
- Working knowledge of Relativity, PACER, CM/ECF, Westlaw, Lexis, as well as other relevant litigation applications is preferred
- Knowledge of court rules and civil procedures in State and Federal jurisdictions, including experience with electronic filing
Salary Information:
Salary for this position will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Experience Information:
Minimum three (3) years of litigation experience, litigation a plus. Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
Job Type:
Full-time, hybrid (remote and in-office)
Location:
Chicago, IL
Law Firm Overview:
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Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
- Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds
Work Environment:
Typical indoor office environment
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people within this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
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