Legal Assistant, Insurance Defense

Firm Ranking: AmLaw20 Firm

Location: Downtown Phoenix

Position: Legal Secretary

Support Model: 4 to 1

Pay Rate: $70,000 - $100,000 with additional OT and Bonus

Work Week: 8:30am – 5pm (37.5 hour work week)

Onsite Logistics: 3 days a week onsite

Hiring Manager: Office Administrator

Job Description:

• Provide legal and administrative support to attorneys/paralegals
• Create, prepare, proofread, and amend high volume complex legal documents, pleadings, including table of contents and table of authorities, letters and emails
• File pleadings and other documents with state and federal courts using various means, including electronic court filing systems.
• Produce accurate documents and correspondence in a timely manner
• Calendar maintenance, such as scheduling hearings, briefing schedules, discovery deadlines, depositions, meetings, and knowledge of civil and federal court deadline filing dates, court rules, and procedures
• Calculating and inputting case related deadlines into firm's docketing program
• Maintain electronic files for client matters
• Preparing shells for various pleadings, discovery, motions, and correspondence
• Oversee arrangements for in-house and external depositions, including booking court reporters