General Liability Litigation Legal Assistant - Hybrid
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St Louis - Saint Louis, MO
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Midwest-based, full-service business and litigation law firm, is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to join a strong team with an excellent firm culture in the firm's Clayton office. Essential duties and responsibilities include: provide general office support for litigation attorneys, for example, maintain and organize files, photocopy, maintain calendars, prepare expense reports, submit invoices for payment, schedule depositions, conferences and meetings, and coordinate travel arrangements; set up new clients and matters, including running conflict checks and preparing engagement letters; prepare and finalize basic correspondence and other documents as necessary, taking responsibility for formatting, consistency and accuracy on time-sensitive, high-profile documents; calculate, calendar and track court and other filing deadlines; format, proofread, and finalize detailed correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents, including for e-filings; document and file organization (paper and electronic filing systems), document creation, conversion and formatting; maintain accurate and organized records within firm's document management system by ensuring all time-stamped documents are filed in the appropriate folders, email threads are properly uploaded, and all file-related costs are recorded within the system; filing pleadings in state and federal courts, courts of appeals, and Supreme Courts; communicate with court staff, as necessary; keep current with changes in court rules and filing procedures; and perform general research and support activities to assist attorneys. Qualified candidates will have 5 + years as a litigation legal assistant. This experience must include knowledge of procedures and rules for filing documents in state and federal courts, and experience filing documents in both courts. High level of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and document management systems required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Good salary! Full benefit package. 1 WFH day per week. If interested, please e-mail resume/ref. as a Word attachment to jmacke@.
Created: 2026-04-02