Litigation Administrative Assistant - Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

Nelson Mullins is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Litigation Administrative Assistant to join its Charleston, SC office.

No agencies please*

The ideal candidate will play an active role assisting in the management of each attorney’s caseload by maintaining attorney calendars, docketing all case-related deadlines, coordinating conference calls, and processing monthly expense reports. You will be responsible for transcribing, revising, and finalizing correspondence, discovery documents, pleadings, motions and other materials as delegated. You will ensure documents are properly filed with appropriate courts, including submission of paper and electronic filings. You will schedule depositions and other client meetings, communicate with clients as necessary, run conflict checks, open new client/matter engagements, set-up billing requirements for clients and enter attorney time in time entry system. You will maintain and update contacts, assist with billing/client invoices and other clerical assignments as delegated.

This position requires a proactive team player with a “can do” attitude as no two days will be the same. This role will require a high level of attention to detail and someone who is a communicator and understands that following up and following through keep a team running smoothly.   The ability to prioritize and adjust as new needs arise will be a vital component to this position. The Assistant will be supporting multiple attorneys which requires the ability to be quick to re-prioritize when needed as well as be extremely organized.

• Minimum of 5+ years of recent State and Federal litigation experience within a law firm.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), a stronghold on technology, and the ability to thoroughly proofread is a must.
• Experience with a document management system, billing software, and time entry program
• Electronic docket filing experience is strongly preferred.

With more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals and other business professionals across offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.