About the Opportunity
Our client, a prestigious law firm based in Morris County, NJ, is seeking a meticulous and proactive Legal Assistant to provide essential support to their busy legal team. This individual will be responsible for preparing and thoroughly proofreading legal documents, managing attorney billing, and maintaining critical deadlines on attorney calendars for hearings, depositions, and other court proceedings.
The Legal Assistant will ensure strict compliance with client guidelines regarding document preparation, distribution, and documentation requirements. Additional responsibilities include organizing legal files and assisting paralegals with the preparation of materials for upcoming hearings and depositions. Please note, Commercial Real Estate experience is required.
The annual base salary range is $60,000 to $75,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare rough drafts and proofread them before finalizing legal documents
- Handle attorney billing
- Maintains attorney calendar by denoting due dates for answers, depositions, and other pleadings, hearings, trial calendars, etc
- Ensures exact compliance with client guidelines relating to preparation and mailing of cc/bcc, copying of documents, and other client requirements
- Prepares files or assists paralegals in preparing files for upcoming hearings and depositions
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1+ years of experience in commercial real estate
- Strong communication skills
- Strong proofreading skills
Job Perks
- Great work-life balance
- Competitive compensation package
