Litigation Legal Assistant

Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP – Pittsburgh, PA

Job Description

We are seeking a full-time Litigation Legal Assistant to join our law firm in downtown Pittsburgh. This is an in-office position providing comprehensive administrative legal support to attorneys in all phases of civil litigation, from case initiation through trial and resolution. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining compliance with court rules and procedures.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Draft, revise, format, and file pleadings, motions, discovery, and correspondence in state and federal courts with minimal supervision.
• Manage attorney calendars, including scheduling hearings, depositions, mediations, trial dates, and tracking critical deadlines.
• Coordinate and assist with discovery, including document collection, review, and production.
• Assist with preparation and filing of bankruptcy-related documents, including petitions, schedules, and proofs of claim.
• Monitor bankruptcy dockets and track key deadlines.
• Maintain and organize electronic and physical case files to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
• File and serve documents through applicable electronic filing systems and maintain accurate electronic and physical records.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, and third-party vendors.
• Enter and revise attorneys’ and paralegals’ billable time; experience with SurePoint is a plus.
• Complete check requests and new business forms.
• Transcribe digital dictation and assist with formatting, revising, and finalizing court-ready documents.
• Attend meetings as scheduled.
• Take messages or field and answer all routine and non-routine questions.
• Work cooperatively with other legal assistants to provide cross-coverage and support departmental needs and provide back-up coverage to receptionist as needed.

Requirements:

• High school graduate or equivalent; business or paralegal studies a plus.
• Three (3) years of administrative or legal assistant experience required; experience with bankruptcy filings and procedures preferred.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Windows PC and Microsoft 365 applications, particulary Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of advanced Microsoft Word features, including document formatting, redlining, tables, and preparation of court-ready filings.
• Document management system experience preferred; NetDocuments experience is a plus.
• Accurate typing (minimum 65 wpm), proofreading, punctuation, spelling, and grammar skills.
• Familiarity with legal dictation, electronic filing systems, and court procedures is preferred.
• Experience using copy, scan, and printing equipment, as well as programs to open, convert, edit, and manage PDF documents.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills (both oral and written).
• Attention to detail.
• Exercise a high level of confidentiality.

Work Hours: Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.  In addition to federal law requirements, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Meyer, Unkovic & Scott is proud to have been recognized as a “Top Workplace” in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Top Workplaces Survey for 2023. The firm offers a competitive salary and benefits package (including life, health and disability insurance and a retirement plan) in a professional environment.