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2/4/08 - Job Postings from Craigslist

Bi-lingual Legal Secretary

Reply to: raphael340@aol.com
Date: 2008-01-29, 3:16PM EST

Currently Seeking a Bi-lingual legal secretary to work for a private practice located in Rockville, MD. Individual must have at least 1-2 years of experience working with Personal Injury Law. Must be dedicated, reliable, and have strong communication skills.

SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Reply to: dvh@qrglawfirm.com
Date: 2008-01-30, 8:18AM EST

Quinn Racusin & Gazzola, a small downtown DC law firm located one block from McPherson Square, is launching a search for a professional Senior Executive Assistant to support the Managing Partner. Ideal candidate should be well educated, have an excellent command of English and several years’ experience supporting a senior executive within a professional services or law firm environment.
Proven project management and leadership skills needed. Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and accomplish projects independently, including the ability to set priorities, exceptional organizational and analytical skills, meticulous attention to detail and a passionate work ethic. Demonstrated expert level proficiency with all MS Office applications including Word, Excel, and Publisher.
This is a full-time position. Salary is commensurate with experience. The firm offers standard benefits.

Please send resume and specific salary requirement to dvh@qrglawfirm.com. Please put “SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT” on the subject line of the email.

TRADEMARK PROSECUTION PARALEGAL

Reply to: job-556700097@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-30, 9:54AM EST

NATIONAL LAW FIRM seeks a trademark prosecution paralegal. This is an exciting, temporary opportunity for an experienced paralegal starting in May 2008:
• Highly regarded firm: emphasis on real estate, life sciences and intellectual property
• Offering competitive rates
• The firm’s location is accessible through Farragut North Metro

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE:
• B.A./B.S, minimum
• 2+ years of law firm experience required
• 1+ years of trademark prosecution experience required
• JD paralegals welcome to apply

TO APPLY:
• Attach resume via email in MS Word format
• Include “Trademark prosecution paralegal” in email subject line

Litigation (Legal) Secretary needed for upscale Bethesda firm

Reply to: tali.barak@talentproinc.com
Date: 2008-01-30, 10:05AM EST

Established litigation firm in downtown Bethesda currently looking for a polished and seasoned Litigation (Legal) Secretary to support one of the senior partners and a high level associate. Company offers competitive salary and benefits and a very friendly work environment.

Daily responsibilities include:

  • Managing Attorneys' calendar - scheduling depositions, meetings, entering all dates from court scheduling orders and any other due dates according to court rules.
  • Handle all correspondence and court filings.
  • Monthly billing to clients - Inputting time entries in TABS.
  • Setting up new files along with the organization of related documentation.
  • Filing of all paperwork.
  • Cover phones when needed.

Requirements:

  • At least 3 years of strong litigation experience
  • Dictation
  • WordPerfect
  • Typing speed of at least 55 WPM
  • Self motivated, organized & detail oriented.
  • Comefortable working in a fast paced environment.

For immediate consideration, forward cover letter along with Word resume and salary requirements to tali.barak@talentproinc.com.

Applications without a cover letter and salary requirements will not be considered.

Litigation Legal Assistant

Reply to: job-556719494@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-30, 10:16AM EST

Litigation Legal Assistant

Finnegan Henderson, one of the nation’s largest intellectual property law firms, is seeking a legal assistant with several years of litigation experience. A four year undergraduate degree is required. The legal assistant will help with large case litigations involving patent and trademark infringement. Candidate must have a demonstrated knowledge of the litigation process including the discovery process, maintenance of case files and ability to work with case managers and attorneys at trial. The ideal candidate will have strong cite checking skills, a familiarity with electronic discovery, and the flexibility to travel and work overtime. Excellent computer skills and a working knowledge of Summation and/or Concordance is required. The firm offers excellent benefits and provides an enjoyable professional atmosphere. Please email your cover letter and resume to: jennifer.chestnut@finnegan.com

Case Manager

Reply to: job-556725913@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-30, 10:23AM EST

Case Manager

Finnegan Henderson, one of the nation’s largest intellectual property law firms, is seeking a case manager with a minimum eight years of litigation experience. A four year undergraduate degree is preferred. The case manager will manage large litigations throughout the litigation process, train and supervise legal assistants and litigation clerks, and assume additional responsibilities including but not limited to administrative work. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience with the ability to delegate work, both trial and docketing experience with a demonstrated knowledge of the litigation process, strong cite checking skills, a familiarity with electronic discovery, and the flexibility to travel and work overtime. Excellent computer skills and a working knowledge of Summation and/or Concordance is required. The firm offers excellent benefits and provides an enjoyable professional atmosphere. Please email your cover letter and resume to: jennifer.chestnut@finnegan.com

Executive Assistant/Legal Assistant

Reply to: job-556819783@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-30, 11:50AM EST

A premier IP Law Firm located in Alexandria, VA is looking for an Executive Assistant/Legal Assistant to work in a fast-paced business casual environment.

Duties:

Provide general administrative support to Attorney (of Counsel) including but not limited to making travel arrangements, meeting set up; schedule coordination of depositions and trial appearances; preparation of general correspondence, expert witness reports and all supporting documentation; record keeping; and time entry.

Qualifications:

The qualified candidate will have a tying speed of 65wpm, excellent proofreading skills and ability to communicate effectively with individuals on all levels.
Helpful but not required: Familiarity with citing of case law and formatting of the same; Advanced Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Executive/Legal Assistant to reap the benefits of working with one of the top Intellectual Property firms in the country. Extensive benefit package. Metro accessibility.

If you are an interested candidate who meets the qualifications, please e-mail your resume and salary requirements for immediate consideration.

Entry-Level Paralegal

Reply to: ataylor@cohenandcohen.net
Date: 2008-01-30, 4:01PM EST

Cohen & Cohen PC, a high profile boutique trial law firm seeks an entry-level paralegal looking to attend law school, but not before August 2009. The position chiefly assisting our attorneys with conducting legal research, writing, retrieving medical records, etc. Recent graduates are welcome. The successful candidate will have the following skills:

1. A 4 year college degree with a GPA not less than 3.3.
2. A broad educational background, preferably including some coursework in law related fields.
3. Excellent analytical skills.
4. Excellent attention to detail.

Please follow these specific applications guidelines. (Sorry, if the guidelines are not followed, the application will not be considered.)

A. Please do not apply unless you currently reside in the Washington Metropolitan Area, or if you have specific plans to relocate to the area and are available to come to the area for a personal interview.

B. Please do not apply unless you have a burning passion for the law, an immense desire to be in a mentoring environment and the ability to excel in a fast-paced and highly energetic office setting.

C. Please do not apply until you have carefully reviewed the law firm's website.

More information can be found by visiting us on the web at www.cohenandcohen.net.

All interested applicants should email a resume to Amy Taylor at ataylor@cohenandcohen.net. If possible, instead of including an attachment, please cut and paste your resume into the body of the email.

Thank you for your consideration of our firm.

Paralegal

Reply to: cstjohn@sagentp.com
Date: 2008-01-30, 5:36PM EST

Duties/Responsibilities: Work is performed under close supervision, with required assistance readily available. Work includes, typically, several of the following duties: Consults prescribed sources of information for facts relating to matters of interest to the program; Reviews documents to extract selected data and information relating to specific items: Reviews and summarizes information in prescribed format on case precedent and decisions; Searches and extracts legal references in libraries and computer-data banks; Attends hearings or court appearances to become informed on administrative and/or court procedures and the status of cases, and where necessary, assists in the presentation of charts and other visual information.

Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or Project Supervisor. Following established guidelines, gathers, prepares, summarizes relevant materials for use by attorneys in preparation of opinions, briefs and other legal documents; summarizes depositions and other transcripts; maintains case files. Performs simple legal research; indexes, tracks and controls exhibits and other materials at depositions and at trial. Assists attorneys in courtroom; prepares exhibit cross-references. Screens documents for relevance and privilege according to established guidelines and criteria. Demonstrated ability to conduct research tasks in full-text and bibliographic databases very desirable. Demonstrated ability to produce high quality work under short deadlines very helpful.

Qualifications: Requires paralegal certificate. An equivalent level of legal training may be substituted with the approval of the COTR. At least one year of litigation paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful. Automated litigation support experience very helpful. Must have basic legal knowledge, including knowledge of standard legal citation system sufficient to perform basic legal research. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and WestLaw. Should have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, imaging, and telecommunications. Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure will be very important.

Trust and Estate Legal Assistant

Reply to: mbowen@srgpe.com
Date: 2008-01-31, 2:51PM EST

Largest suburban Maryland law firm seeks Trust and Estate legal assistant with 2+ years of experience in trust and estate administration and guardianship or B.S. in accounting/CPA background. Skills required: WP, excellent writing, client relations and good organization. Work experience will be considered in place of formal education. Excellent salary/benefits package. Send resume and salary requirement to: Ms. Maura Bowen
SHULMAN, ROGERS, GANDAL, PORDY & ECKER, P.A.
Fax (301) 230-2891
email:mbowen@srgpe.com
www.shulmanrogers.com

Small Civil Rights Firm Seeks Legal Secretary

Reply to: job-558609366@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-01-31, 3:32PM EST

Established civil rights law firm seeks an organized and experienced Legal Secretary. Experience with litigation support and bookkeeping are a plus.

Duties include:
1. Maintain firm calendar and case docket;
2. Maintain electronic and paper case files, including storage;
3. Create and enforce standardized office procedures;
4. Manage accounts payable and receivables;
5. Answer phone and receive clients and guests;
6. Manage supply inventory;
7. Prepare, type, format and/or proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other documents;
8. Electronically file pleadings; and
9. Provide support to five attorneys as needed.

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements. For more information about our firm, visit our website at www.swickandshapiro.com

Litigation Legal Assistant Needed Now

Reply to: resumes@solonlegal.com
Date: 2008-01-31, 7:45PM EST

Boutique DC law firm needs a very smart litigation legal assistant. Should have a minimum of two years of experience as a litigation paralegal. Excellent academic record a strong consideration. Should have experience in cite checking, preparing case binders, compiling exhibits, etc. Send resume immediately to resumes@solonlegal.com. 3 references will be needed at the interview stage.

Receptionist/Legal Assistant

Reply to: job-560829135@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-02-02, 4:19PM EST

Busy bankruptcy law firm in Manassas/Sterling area seeks a receptionist/legal assistant for full time job. The mortgage crisis means we are expanding and looking for a good person. We have health insurance and 401(k). If you are looking for a career in the legal field where you actually help people, this is it. Bi-lingual Spanish is preferred. Hours 9:00 - 5:00, or 8:30 to 4:30.

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