Lerners LLP

Legal Assistant

• Provide short- and long-term coverage for Legal Assistants across multiple litigation practice groups during absences, vacations, leaves, workload fluctuations, and other operational needs.
• Adapt to different lawyers, teams, practice areas, and work assignments while maintaining service and accuracy.
• Serve as a first point of contact for clients, prospective clients, courts, experts, and external parties.
• Request conflict checks and assist with opening, maintaining, and closing client files.
• Schedule and coordinate client meetings, mediations, discoveries, hearings, teleconferences, case conferences, settlement conferences, and other meetings.
• Maintain lawyer calendars, monitor deadlines, and manage a bring-forward system.
• Draft, format, proofread, and process legal correspondence and documents.
• Prepare, compile, serve, and file court documents and litigation materials.
• Maintain electronic and physical file records using iManage and other firm systems.
• Assist with billing and financial administration, including accounts, invoices, disbursements, and billing communications.
• Complete administrative tasks such as expense reports, event and conference registrations, transcription of dictation, and document management.
• Collaborate with lawyers, law clerks, legal assistants, and support staff.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Perform other duties supporting firm operations and client service.

Explore Legal Assistant – Floater, Various Practice Areas – 5+ Years at Lerners LLP. Review requirements and application details.

Legal Assistant – Floater, Various Practice Areas – 5+ Years

• Serve as a first point of contact for clients and prospective clients, managing inquiries and directing matters appropriately
• Schedule and coordinate client meetings, mediations, hearings, teleconferences, case conferences, settlement conferences, and other internal and external meetings
• Prepare and organize agendas, materials, minutes, and related documentation
• Maintain lawyer calendars, proactively monitor deadlines, and manage an effective bring-forward (BF) system
• Draft, format, proofread, and process legal documents and correspondence based on precedents
• Prepare, update, compile, serve, and file court documents and materials in collaboration with lawyers and law clerks
• Maintain accurate electronic and paper file records in the firm's Document Management System (iManage)
• Distribute communications and ensure timely follow-up on file-related matters
• Assist with billing and financial administration, including preparing accounts, issuing invoices, processing payments and deposits, and coordinating third-party invoices and disbursements
• Liaise with accounting staff regarding accounts receivable and payable matters
• Coordinate with lawyers, law clerks, legal assistants, records, mailroom staff, and other support personnel
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Perform other duties as required to support the efficient administration and operation of the practice

Explore Legal Assistant, Health Law and Personal Injury – 3+ Years at Lerners LLP. Review requirements and application details.