Barnes & Thornburg

Barnes & Thornburg

Litigation Project Assistant

Los Angeles · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 42 days ago
ExcelCommunicationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft OfficeSharePoint

About the role

  • The Project Assistant will work collaboratively with teams on specific short and long-term projects.
  • Oversee tasks as delegated, coordinate with case teams.
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and able to prioritize tasks while working independently.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and distribute case documents daily.
  • Managing high volume documents
  • Organize and maintain case folders in iManage, SharePoint and Box.
  • Complete necessary administrative tasks, such as correspondence, legal documents, filing, expenses, invoices, communications with vendors.
  • Assist with overflow support as needed.
  • Manage requests; includes organizing, submitting, and monitoring workflow.

Requirements

  • High School/GED required
  • minimum 3 years' relevant work experience.
  • significant hands-on experience with legal-specific software.
  • Outstanding organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
  • As such, it is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of job duties or responsibilities required in this job.
  • The employee must be able to perform all essential job duties and responsibilities of this position satisfactorily and as outlined, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Keen attention to detail and an aptitude for problem solving
  • able to proactively address potential issues.
  • Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office
  • Collaborative working style and team-player attitude.
  • Able to work independently with little supervision
  • highly motivated with a strong work ethic.
  • Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate in person, by e-mail, and telephone to provide information with ordinary courtesy, ease, and tact.
  • Able to thrive in a high-volume, deadline-driven work environment.

Nice to have

  • Preferred experience in Litigation

Compensation

  • This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.

Equal opportunity

  • Reasonable accommodation requests may be accommodated, absent undue firm hardship.

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