Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Support one medical malpractice partner and one associate (80%)

Assist HR Manager (10%)

Back up reception (10%) 

Responsibilities

• File cases on E-File and regular cases in Supreme and Federal; familiarity with New Jersey Courts.
• Draft briefs, appeals, pleadings, subpoenas, notices and discovery.
• Correspondence with clients and adversaries via email and regular mail.
• Create Table of Authorities and Table of Contents with MS Word for briefs and appeals.
• Maintain office file, organizing same and filing documents.
• Knowledge of Prolaw, E-Copy and Worldox a plus but not required
• Able to multi-task and prioritize workload
• Track secretarial vacation time and manage shared calendar