Legal Assistant - General Liability

Overview

Kelly Kronenberg’s New Jersey office is seeking a Legal Assistant to assist a growing General Liability team! We are a diverse, innovative, and client focused team that is passionate about achieving our clients’ goals. The successful candidate must be a reliable and detail-oriented individual with great communication and organizational skills. We are in need of a Legal Assistant with strong litigation experience, preferably in General Liability defense.

Salary: $60k - $80k 

Required Education and Experience:

Responsibilities:

• Assist lawyers and paralegals on day to day tasks relating to Insurance Defense litigation
• Administrative duties to include, but are not limited to, coordinating meetings, scheduling, answering and directing telephone calls, maintaining and organizing electronic case files, and updating files with case status and information
• Scheduling of hearing, depositions, mediations, conferences, and other events
• Compiling and organizing documents, preparing binders and/or folders.
• Gathering and organizing records, documents and other materials
• Drafting correspondence and minor motions/notices
• Ensuring service of subpoenas 

Perks of working at Kelley Kronenberg:

• Competitive Salary with Yearly BONUS! 
• Company Paid PPO Health Insurance + Dental & Vision Options 
• Generous Paid Time Off + Floating Holiday and Mental Health Day 
• 401K Retirement with Employer Match   
• Diverse, Equal & Inclusive Work Environment
• Ongoing Support & Professional Career Development 

All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Kelley Kronenberg is currently not accepting resumes or referrals from search firms for this position.

Kelley Kronenberg is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

Responsibilities

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- Maintain attorney’s calendars.
- Scheduling hearings, depositions, mediations, and inspections.
- Coordinating with judges, opposing counsel, clients, mediators, vendors, and other legal positions in case.
- E-Filing via E-Portal, E-Courtesy, and E-Service to opposing counsel.
- Managing Case Glide, Acuity, and Atlas portals to update clients.
- Handling incoming invoices
- Bills clients/ ensures billing requirements are met.
- Drafting correspondences to adjusters, clients, mediators, opposing counsels and judges
- Drafting motions and notices/ ensuring subpoenas are served, redacting and putting together documents for discovery purposes.
- Ensuring deadlines are met.
- Calendaring deadlines, hearings, depositions, and mediations.
- Opening and closing of a file.
- Other administrative tasks as requested by the unit’s paralegals and attorneys.