• Manage case workflow and case support
• Prioritize, coordinate, and manage work assignments, working very closely with the team, to meet the support needs of the timekeepers
• Utilize available firm resources, including the Resource Center, Research and Information Services, Marketing, Records, Mail and Copy Services, New Business Intake and Finance
• Provide quality control and deadline management
• Initiate and monitor docketing with CompuLaw system and monitor trial calendars
• Assist other support members on the team to complete timekeeper requests
• Research facts, court rules, and case law
• Draft pleadings, file court documents
• Create, revise, transcribe, format and edit pleadings, legal documents, briefs and correspondence to requested specifications
• Assist in the preparation of motions
• Prepare Table of Authority and Table of Contents
• Coordinate logistics and prepare documents for depositions, mediations and arbitrations
• Proofread and redline documents, correspondence and memoranda to ensure accuracy and quality control of copy, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Prepare binders and hard copy materials as requested
• Manage mailings, client contacts and update appropriate databases
• Prepare reports, PowerPoint presentations, tables and Excel documents as requested
• Assist with calendar coordination as needed, including availability of attendees and conference rooms, meeting notification and reminders, and preparation of meeting materials
• Coordinate travel arrangements, including air, hotel, and car plans for timekeeper off-site meetings and events as needed
• Process expense reimbursements and credit card statement reconciliations in accounting system
• Open new clients and matters following New Business Intake and Records Departments' procedures as needed
• Perform routine filing, photocopying, scanning, faxing, compiling and distributing of documents.

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred
• Experience filing in New York, Washington DC, Georgia and Texas
• Minimum of five (5) years of appellate experience, including filings in state and federal courts
• Appellate court knowledge, including rules and procedures, formatting briefs, deadlines, preparing paper briefs to court specifications
• Minimum of ten (10) years of litigation experience, including trial prep and filing in various courts
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and in docketing software (Compulaw, preferred)
• Extensive experience with various Appellate Court systems and filing requirements
• Well versed in legal terminology, processes and definitions and of all phases of discovery and trial
• Effectively work with hyperlinks
• Review, edit, compare and redline briefs
• Extensive knowledge of available legal resources and references materials
• Ability to work with a variety of software and to quickly learn new programs such as Relativity, Concordance, Lexis/Nexis, e-mail and internet
• Ability to work on a team while displaying excellent client service acumen and supporting multiple legal professionals
• Ability to accept multiple assignments, work on a team to complete the assignments, and coordinate various resources as needed
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent service orientation and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively time-manage, prioritize, and complete simultaneous assignments
• Ability to meet the demands of trial work
• Ability to read and understand legal documents
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to draft, format, and proofread legal documents
• Maintain confidentiality of client information
• Ability to work with limited supervision

To Apply: Please email resume to: cfleck@chelsearecruiters.com