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Litigation Practice Assistant

McGuireWoods

Richmond, VA

Full-Time

Litigation Practice Assistant

McGuireWoods

Richmond, VA

Full-Time

May 08, 2025

Administrative and Clerical

Job Description

Overview:

McGuireWoods LLP has an opening for a Litigation Practice Assistant in our Richmond, VA office. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supporting a high-profile, complex litigation practice. They will have experience successfully managing a high volume of time-sensitive tasks, possesses strong attention to detail, maintains efficient and accurate organizational skills and effectively communicates with firm stakeholders at all levels.

McGuireWoods, one of the world's leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834.Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers most employees a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.OurApplicant Disclosuresdescribe your rights. OurPrivacy Statementdescribes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Responsibilities:

Assemble exhibits and hearing binders; prepare document productions; schedule depositions.
Coordinate mailings, deliveries, copy jobs, and legal/court (paper and electronic) filings where appropriate.
Responding to general client inquires, which may be billable or non-billable, and meeting client requests and expectations in a timely and consistent manner (e.g., document revisions, scanning records to PDF, applying naming conventions to file, photocopying, etc.).
Assisting with new business intake process (submitting conflict checks, drafting file opening requests, drafting engagement letters).
Maintaining an organized system for physical files including intake, retention, retrieval, and transfer of records.
Prepare, edit and format legal document shells and correspondence. Generate document comparison reports.
Organize and maintain case files, retrieve case files, and prepare files for closing in accordance with Records Department procedures.
Make travel arrangements as required.
Enter attorneys' time into the time management system accurately and as needed; verify client/matter numbers and practice codes.
Manage attorney calendars, email traffic, phone calls, and mail.

Qualifications:

5+ years of litigation assistant experience.
5+ years of experience in a legal environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor with the ability to work under pressure and in a detailed, deadline-driven environment.
Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, strong word processing ability, and strong proof reading skills desired.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Possess a high degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs.
Ability to work overtime as required.

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Overview:

Responsibilities:

Assemble exhibits and hearing binders; prepare document productions; schedule depositions.
Coordinate mailings, deliveries, copy jobs, and legal/court (paper and electronic) filings where appropriate.
Responding to general client inquires, which may be billable or non-billable, and meeting client requests and expectations in a timely and consistent manner (e.g., document revisions, scanning records to PDF, applying naming conventions to file, photocopying, etc.).
Assisting with new business intake process (submitting conflict checks, drafting file opening requests, drafting engagement letters).
Maintaining an organized system for physical files including intake, retention, retrieval, and transfer of records.
Prepare, edit and format legal document shells and correspondence. Generate document comparison reports.
Organize and maintain case files, retrieve case files, and prepare files for closing in accordance with Records Department procedures.
Make travel arrangements as required.
Enter attorneys' time into the time management system accurately and as needed; verify client/matter numbers and practice codes.
Manage attorney calendars, email traffic, phone calls, and mail.

Qualifications:

5+ years of litigation assistant experience.
5+ years of experience in a legal environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor with the ability to work under pressure and in a detailed, deadline-driven environment.
Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, strong word processing ability, and strong proof reading skills desired.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Possess a high degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs.
Ability to work overtime as required.

Have more questions? Connect with arecruiterdirectly. #LI-KB1

About McGuireWoods

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has earned the loyalty of its many longstanding clients with deep and broad legal experience; a passion for understanding their businesses and markets; innovative delivery of practical, business-minded solutions; and unmatched service. With 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide, McGuireWoods’ continuing success comes down to one simple fact: The firm listens to its clients.

That’s the reason they consistently place McGuireWoods among a select group of elite firms in surveys such as BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team, an annual ranking derived from unprompted feedback by general counsel and top decision-makers at Fortune 1,000 companies. McGuireWoods has been singled out for excellence on BTI’s Client Service 30 list 18 times.

Financial Times also repeatedly recognizes McGuireWoods as one of the most innovative law firms in North America.

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Litigation Practice Assistant

McGuireWoods

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May 8, 2025

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