Position Summary:

Legal Assistants are responsible for maintaining, in tandem with the associate attorney, the teams docket, calendaring, and client/opposing counsel contacts.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in settlement negotiations


• Collect all necessary documents for each client


• Develop and maintain relationships with each client


• Develop relationships with opposing counsel and support staff


• Ensure the execution of settlement agreements


• Draft various types of letters to both clients and opposing counsel


• Recognize, notate, and prepare for important deadlines


• Address post settlement issues as they arise


• Perform other duties as required and assigned