Legal Administrative Assistant (Legal)
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Job Description:
This position will be responsible for providing exceptional, proactive administrative support to senior level attorneys.
Responsibilities
- Provide litigation, administrative, and research support to the work of VRP attorneys
- Handle general administrative duties
- Telephone support, schedule meetings and conference calls
- Skilled in MS Office; Word, Outlook, Excel and Adobe
- Provide transcription support
- Maintain and organize electronic information related to cases and projects
- Prepare, file, review and organize litigation documents including, but not limited to, deposition summaries, discovery requests and responses, and correspondence with co-counsel, including cite-checking, proofreading, and formatting such documents
- Proficient with New Jersey and Pennsylvania state and federal court filings
- Familiar with requesting records and subsequent follow up including ordering medical, police, fire and ambulance records
- Prior experience with issuing subpoenas
- Familiar with Workplace Health & Safety/Right to Know and Freedom of Information Act
- Handle special projects and other duties as assigned
- Conduct Internet and other factual research
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, Paralegal Certificate and/or at least one year of related experience
- Must take initiative, be highly organized and detail-oriented, and possess strong interpersonal and time-management skills
- Previous experience with document review, a plus
- Strong research, including intern research, and writing skills
- Ability to work independently while maintaining a high level of efficiency
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and see projects through to completion
- While Epiq does not have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy as a condition of employment, certain Epiq clients and specifically the client location for this job you are applying for requires all Epiq employees providing onsite services to be vaccinated.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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