Litigation Legal Assistant

Job Description

Legal Assistant | The Goodkind Group, LLC

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at The Goodkind Group, LLC, located in Newark, NJ. The Goodkind Group is a top NJ law firm specializing in litigation. This role is crucial for providing essential confidential secretarial and administrative support to litigation attorneys, ensuring the efficient operation of legal processes, meticulous document management, and seamless client communication within a fast-paced environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Newark, NJ

• Team: Supports litigation attorneys, including a senior partner
• Mission: To provide essential administrative and secretarial support to litigation attorneys, ensuring efficient case management and client communication.
• Tech Stack: MS Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, BigHand, iManage

What You’ll Actually Do
• Administrative Support: Perform confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys, including providing support to lawyers and paralegals.
• Document Management: Transcribe real time dictation, type a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts, and apply strong proofreading skills.
• Filing and Correspondence: Handle Court E-Filings, retrieve and distribute court filings from dockets, and manage incoming/outgoing emails and mail.
• Scheduling and Coordination: Prepare and maintain daily work calendars, schedule meetings and depositions, and assist with travel arrangements.
• Financial and Client Communication: Meet weekly/monthly time entry deadlines, process vendor invoices for client billing, and manage high-level client contact and calls.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with core legal and litigation domain knowledge.
• Experience: Experience in legal assistance, demonstrating familiarity with law, legal procedures, and protocols.
• Skills: Strong proofreading skills; proficiency in MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint); ability to multi-task effectively; and capability to handle confidential information.
• Bonus: Experience with BigHand and familiarity with iManage.