Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in New York, NY at Pomerantz LLP
Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Pomerantz LLP
Location: New York, NY
A preeminent plaintiffs’ law firm specializing in plaintiffs’ securities class actions and corporate governance, seeks a Legal Assistant with a minimum of 5 years’ experience. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Must be flexible with overtime.  Remote Fridays.
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Responsibilities and Requirements:
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• 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.
• 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 Aderant.
• Generate expense reports and check requests.
• Assist with catering management, food and beverage receiving.
• Assist with reception coverage where needed
• Knowledge of Worldox and Aderant 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.
Salary: $80,000-$95,000, commensurate with experience.
Competitive benefits package
Remote Fridays
