Litigation Legal Assistant - St. Louis

Position: Litigation Legal Assistant - Downtown St. Louis
Job Description

Adams & Martin Group is assisting a national plaintiff's law firm that focuses exclusively on representing victims of mesothelioma and their claims. The firm is hiring for a Litigation Legal Assistant with 2-3 years of law firm experience to work in their downtown St. Louis office.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Calendaring court hearings, depositions, motion deadlines, and discovery deadlines;

• Travel arrangement and expense reporting;

• Updating, maintaining, and saving case information within our client management software;

• Preparation of pleadings, hearing binders, authorizations, correspondence, discovery, and filing and service of legal documents;

• E-filing of declarations of service;

• Preparation and maintenance of various tracking charts (deposition charts, settled/dismissed defendant charts, etc.);

• Coordinate depositions with the court reporting company;

• Support attorneys and paralegals with trial preparation: a. printing, scanning, preparing trial binders; b. exhibit lists and document productions; c. assisting trial witnesses and delivering documents to the courthouse.

Skills Desired:

• Basic knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat;

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize;

• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team to establish and foster working relationships with litigation attorneys, investigators, paralegals, and legal assistants;

• Good verbal and written communication skills;

• Maintain organization with good attention to detail;

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Experience:

2+ years of legal experience

Salary: $45K to $50K/year

Benefits include: 100% paid premiums on medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with 4 weeks of PTO (prorated based on start date), an HSA, casual dress code, paid parking, and a 401(k)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.

For unincorporated Los Angeles county , to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.

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