Litigation Legal Practice Assistant (LPA)

Job Description

Legal Practice Assistant | Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP. The firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future. This role is vital for delivering essential administrative support across all aspects of litigation, ensuring attorneys’ business needs are proactively met and extraordinary client satisfaction is achieved.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Pay: $80000–$100000 yearly
• Mission: Provide comprehensive administrative support for litigation, proactively address attorney needs, and ensure extraordinary client satisfaction.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite products

What You’ll Actually Do
• Team Support: Develop a deep understanding of department objectives and requirements to anticipate and proactively address team needs.
• Legal Document Management: Prepare and file legal documents in State and Federal courts, including electronic filings, and manage other legal correspondence and binders.
• Administrative Coordination: Provide administrative duties such as managing contacts, calendars, travel, expense reports, check requisitions, and opening and closing files.
• Billing and Financial Management: Code and enter timekeeper’s time and costs, handle all client billing tasks including prebills and invoice review, and partner with the Billing team for accurate processing.
• Workflow Collaboration: Coordinate all aspects of workflow support for attorneys by collaborating with internal and external resources to complete projects and tasks.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s degree or a combination of experience, education, or training demonstrating the ability to perform the position’s duties, with a strong foundation in legal administrative support for litigation.
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of administrative experience in a legal or professional services environment, specifically including experience working in Litigation.
• Skills: Strong litigation knowledge including Federal and State court procedures and local rules, excellent written and verbal communication, ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects across teams, and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products.