Legal Assistant

McCarter & English, LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant to join our Indianapolis office, located in Carmel. This primarily a products liability and business litigation legal assistant position. Significant training and experience supporting attorneys in complex litigation is required. This is a full time, in-office position, supporting a team of attorneys handling matters in federal and state courts nationwide.

If you have three to five years of relevant experience, we would like you to consider joining our team. The salary range for this position is $57,000 – $64,000 annually, depending on experience. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be processed through a background check which will be an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s or employee’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.

Please send your resume and cover letter to Christine Lydon, Chief HR Officer, at

You must be a team player, organized and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment Under general supervision, you will fulfill legal and administrative duties in support of our attorneys and clients, including:

• Preparing and filing pleadings and other documents with federal and state courts.
• Managing calendars, including litigation deadlines, meetings, and other appointments.
• Drafting simple pleadings and correspondence.
• Saving court filings, correspondence and other documents to case file as appropriate.
• Gathering and preparing documentation for litigation consultants and experts
• Preparing, scanning, and making copies of exhibits and binders as needed.
• Corresponding with opposing and other counsel.
• Managing contacts in Outlook and the firm’s client relationship management platform.
• Assisting with electronic discovery and production.
• Assisting with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, and reimbursements
• Supporting attorneys in the billing and timekeeping processes.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective proofreading and citation checking
• Microsoft Office software suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Document management platforms (such as iManage, Net Documents, etc.)
• Litigation discovery platforms (such as Relativity, Disco, Everlaw, etc.)

• Firm-Paid:
  Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance and short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) disability benefits.
• Health & Wellness:
  Comprehensive medical/prescription drug coverage (the Firm pays a share of the cost), including a high deductible health plan with an annual Firm health savings account (HSA) contribution.
• Employee-Paid Voluntary Benefits:
  Dental and vision coverage, supplemental health plans (accident, cancer and critical illness), flexible spending accounts, optional life and AD&D insurance (supplemental employee, spouse and child) and supplemental STD coverage.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan offering three types of contributions: pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions.
• Time Off:
  Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and leaves of absence to support work-life balance (e.g. parental leave)

• Free and confidential employee assistance program (EAP) and behavioral health services program
• Firm-paid back-up child/elder care, academic support and pet care program
• Tax-advantaged college savings 529 Plan
• Employee discounts through Working Advantage
• Other Compensation:
• Eligibility for discretionary bonus.

McCarter & English, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.