Litigation Legal Assistant The Private Firm Rochester, MI Job Details Full-time $26 - $32 an hour 7 hours ago Benefits Free parking Paid time off Professional development assistance Opportunities for advancement Paid sick time Qualifications Customer communication Legal administrative experience Attention to detail Organizational skills Law office experience Legal case management Full Job Description Litigation Legal Assistant - Full Time, On Site The Private Firm, PLLC Rochester, Michigan | Full Time | On Site About Us The Private Firm, PLLC is a business law firm located in Rochester, Michigan. We represent businesses and individuals in commercial litigation, transactional matters, real estate, tax, and estate matters. We are seeking an experienced, highly organized Litigation Legal Assistant to provide day-to-day support to our litigation team, consisting of one attorney and one paralegal. What You'll Do This position will play an important role in keeping active litigation matters organized and on schedule.

Primary responsibilities include:

Manage and maintain the litigation team's calendars Review incoming court notices, orders, scheduling notices, and other case correspondence to identify hearings, response dates, and deadlines Calendar court dates, hearings, depositions, filing deadlines, discovery deadlines, and internal reminders Monitor incoming e-filing notifications and promptly route time-sensitive items to the litigation team Schedule hearings, depositions, meetings, and client appointments Assist with preparation, formatting, filing, and service of pleadings and other litigation documents Assist with discovery, including organizing documents and tracking requests and responses Maintain organized electronic matter files Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, court reporters, and other outside parties Provide additional administrative and litigation support to the attorney and paralegal as needed What We're Looking For Prior experience working in a law firm, preferably in litigation Experience maintaining attorney calendars and tracking litigation deadlines Familiarity with court notices, orders, pleadings, and litigation procedures Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail Ability to recognize and immediately escalate time-sensitive documents and deadlines Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to manage multiple active matters and competing priorities Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Experience with Michigan state court practice, MiFILE, CM/ECF, and PACER is preferred. Schedule Full-time, Monday through Friday In person at our Rochester, Michigan office Compensation Competitive compensation commensurate with experience. To Apply Please submit your resume along with a brief description of your prior law firm or litigation experience. We are actively interviewing and looking to fill this position promptly.

Pay:

$26.00 - $32.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

Free parking Opportunities for advancement Paid sick time Paid time off Professional development assistance Application Question(s): How many years of experience do you have working as a legal assistant, paralegal, or litigation support professional? Do you have experience supporting attorneys in civil litigation matters? Do you have experience reviewing court notices, orders, and other case documents to identify dates or deadlines that need to be calendared or brought to an attorney's attention? Which electronic court filing systems have you used? Briefly describe your experience managing litigation calendars and tracking court, filing, discovery, or other case deadlines.

Work Location:

In person