About the Opportunity
Our client is a multidisciplinary firm in New York City that is seeking a Legal Assistant to support their team. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at multitasking to maintain smooth office operations. This is a great contract role that offers a part-time working schedule, and we are looking to fill the position as soon as possible.
The base pay for this position is $40 per hour. 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
- Track and manage ongoing litigation cases, ensuring accurate documentation and case status updates
- Collaborate with legal teams to gather necessary information, prepare case files, and provide updates
- Maintains, organizes, and manages all case-related materials
- Prepares and maintains hyperlinked indices, witness notebooks for witness prep sessions
- Organizes, marks, and maintains exhibits and coordinates integration of exhibit indexes with case database
- Coordinate with internal resources and outside vendor services per firm’s rules and guidelines
- Conducts factual/legal research compiling results in an organized manner
- Drafts correspondence basic pleadings notices motions
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field of study or combination of related experience and education
- 2-3 years of IP (Intellectual Property) litigation legal assistance experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Advanced proficiency and understanding of a litigation lifecycle, key documents especially in area patent litigation
