· Provide high quality paralegal, secretarial, and administrative support to supervising attorneys.
· Prepare and complete various state and federal court filings.
· Perform calendar management; scheduling meetings, conference calls, travel, appointments, depositions, due dates, court appearances, etc.; anticipate, identify, and resolve potential issues.
· Edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling, and formatting.
· Proficient use of Microsoft Word for Legal Word Processing; Best Authority for generation and formatting of table of authorities; Microsoft Excel for generation and formatting of spreadsheets; Outlook for communication and calendaring.
· Ability to create and edit legal pleadings, including but not limited to developing table of contents/table of authorities, PDF to Word conversions with quality-control-checking and applying firm styles/formatting, Blue Book citation procedure.
· Legal research using Bloomberg Law, Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, and SEC EDGAR.
· Case initiations in various federal and state courts: filing and service.
· Ability to draft attorney appearances, including motions to appear pro hac vice in various federal and state courts.
· Ability to check and apply courts' local rules and judges' individual rules to daily preparation and filing of legal pleadings.
· Track and input attorney time using Surepoint.
· Generate expense reports and check requests.
· Assist with reception coverage where needed.
· Knowledge of NetDocs and Surepoint a plus
· Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
· Ability to work under pressure in a very fast paced environment
· Positive attitude and willingness to learn, and strong note-taking skills.
· The ideal candidate exhibits independent thinking and can utilize creative problem-solving skills to generate results.
Needs TOAs, TOCs
Supporting 6 attorneys - a lot of the attorneys are independent (75% of the job) - back up paralegal work
TOAs and TOCs, important netdocs + surepoints; proficiency with word processing, etc. Lexis nexus, Westlaw
WILL BE TESTED ON TOA's AND TOC's
Desired Skills and Experience
Table of contents Required
Table of Authorities Required
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Company Profile:
Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.
Benefits Information:
Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.
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