Legal Administrative Assistant - Richmond, United States - McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods LLP

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Richmond, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Overview:

McGuireWoods LLP has an opening for a Legal/Practice Assistant to join our Practice Assistants Response Team in our Richmond, VA office.

The Assistant will be part of a team of Legal/Practice Assistants supporting first, second and third year associates across the firm with legal and administrative tasks to include document management, opening and closing of files, calendaring, time entry/billing, travel arrangements, meeting/conference scheduling and other special projects, within our litigation practice area.

Responsibilities:

Prepares, edits and formats legal documents and correspondence.
Assembles exhibits and hearing binders; prepares document productions; schedules depositions.
Manages documents: uploads documents to erooms and the DMS; scan, saves to DMS and distribute matterrelated hard copy correspondence, court and agency filings; maintains pleading and document indices when appropriate.
Organizes and maintains case files, retrieves case files, and prepares files for closing in accordance with Records Department procedures.
Participates as part of a team of Practice Assistants providing coverage and/or backup coverage as needed.

Qualifications:

5 or more years of litigation assistant experience.
Preferred experience in efiling, time entry and billing software (Elite), and expense reimbursement software (ChromeRiver).
Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a different location than the people supported and part of a team environment.
Ability to think clearly, react positively and evaluate situations to determine appropriate action and act decisively under pressure.
Ability to proactively identify opportunities to assist team and those the team supports.
Must be highly organized and a selfstarter.

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