Ballard Spahr LLP

Ballard Spahr LLP

Legal Administrative Assistant- Litigation

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$120kDetected 36 days ago
ExcelLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • As a Legal Administrative Assistant within our Litigation Department, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • E-filing in various state and federal courts, both trial and appellate.
  • New client intake and file maintenance utilizing the firm's electronic records management system.

Responsibilities

  • Preparing documents for state and federal court filings, including discovery requests and responses, letters, pleadings, motions, and documents.
  • Creating electronic files, preparing and processing correspondence, memoranda, and complex legal documents, and performing other administrative functions.

Requirements

  • This position requires 5 years or more of general litigation experience.
  • A high degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, is essential.
  • Candidates must have experience supporting attorneys in complex litigation.

Nice to have

  • Experience with e-filing, document management systems (such as NetDocs), and time and billing systems is required
  • Elite experience is a plus.

Compensation

  • The salary range for this position is from $110,000 – $120,000, which reflects the Firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Benefits

  • Billing, travel coordination, and expense reimbursement.

Company info

  • Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States.
  • A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.
  • Ballard Spahr LLP has an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal administrative assistant (legal secretary) with demonstrated litigation, technical, and administrative skills to work in the San Francisco office.
  • The successful candidate will be expected to train and mentor junior LAAs and LSAs.
  • Working collaboratively with a team of LAAs, this position shares overflow responsibility and supports all timekeepers assigned to the team.
  • This position is hybrid and offers a work schedule of 3 days a week in the San Francisco office once fully trained.
  • This role provides support to attorneys in the Litigation practice group by maintaining and processing case information, managing the progression of cases to final disposition, creating electronic files, preparing and processing correspondence, memoranda, and complex legal documents, and performing other administrative functions.
  • Why Join Us?
  • Innovative
  • Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm's executive leadership.
  • Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.
  • Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.
  • Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.
  • What we are looking for:

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