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New York City Office of boutique law firm is looking for a Commercial Litigation Legal Assistant to support attorneys on cutting-edge matters in the public sector, private businesses, hedge funds and private equity firms.

Job Description and Duties:

* Preparing briefs, declarations, exhibits, and proofs of service for filing in court
* Drafting pleadings, discovery responses, and correspondence
* Meeting filing deadlines in state and federal court
* Editing, proofreading, and formatting documents to conform to firm and legal styles
* Conducting legal research and assisting with document review
* Calendaring legal dates and deadlines
* Communicating with clients, court, and vendors
* Creating hearing, deposition, and trial binders
* Maintaining electronic case files and hard-copy archives
* Providing legal support before and during deposition, trial, arbitration and mediation
* Utilizing legal discovery and filing platforms (i.e. Pacer, OneLegal, Relativity, Disco)
* Assisting with admin tasks and special/miscellaneous projects as needed

Requirements/Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree from top school

2 years of experience as a Litigation Legal Assistant or Litigation ParalegalWork fully in-officeExperience with trial preparation, legal research and working with legal documents related to commercial and complex litigation

If you are qualified and interested, please send an MS Word version or PDF version of your resume. Applicants without resumes may not be considered.

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