About the role

  • Legal Assistant providing litigation and administrative support for Center for Food Safety's legal team. Responsibilities include document preparation, filing, and case management in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Provide litigation and administrative support to a small, dynamic legal team of attorneys
  • Prepare documents for filing, including: proofread, format, produce tables of contents and authorities, assemble exhibit lists, prepare statutory and regulatory addenda, redactions, sealing, etc.
  • File and serve paper and electronic filings in agency and court venues; ensure timely filing, delivery, and service of court documents in adherence to relevant court rules
  • Maintain familiarity with rules and procedures of relevant courts and agencies where CFS has active litigation or legal actions
  • Communicate with courts as requested by attorneys
  • Manage legal team case files and keep up to date, including downloading and filing all ECF docket filings in CFS litigation
  • Maintain litigation docket, case and attorney files, archive files, and legal calendar
  • Coordinate case management tasks such as reviewing compliance with orders; calendaring and tracking deadlines; creating templates; maintaining matter data, and monitoring board approval requests
  • Research and guide attorneys on federal and state court rules and procedures
  • Retrieve legal documents from agencies, libraries, court dockets, and internet sources
  • Support attorneys in gaining admission to courts, submitting pro hac vice applications, renewing court registrations, and creating and managing e-filing accounts
  • Coordinate administrative filings with federal agencies and oversee document submission and docket uploads
  • Support attorneys with document review and production for litigation and public records, discovery procedures, privilege logs, and handling confidential documents
  • Maintain digital and servers, and serve as liaison for technology needs and issues
  • Maintain Freedom of Information Act requests and responses from federal agencies
  • Maintain billing account records and assist with fee recovery
  • Conduct miscellaneous administrative tasks, such as scheduling and organizing legal team meetings and coordinating legal recruiting efforts
  • Assist attorneys with job posting, scheduling, and hiring of legal team staff and law clerks
  • Assist with onboarding and training of law clerks and new legal staff
  • Other tasks as assigned and as needed.

Requirements

  • Flexibility to work occasionally on weekends and evenings to meet filing deadlines
  • Bachelor's Degree, Associate's Degree, or Paralegal Certification
  • Proficiency in platforms and other technology used to support litigation work, such as Microsoft Office Applications, file management, Adobe Pro, and PACER/ECF
  • Experience with eDiscovery is a plus
  • Interest in food and agriculture, public health, and/or environmental advocacy is a plus
  • Paralegal training, two or more years of relevant experience, and/or a background in environmental advocacy are preferred but not required
  • Recent college graduates interested in a career in public interest law and people with an administrative assistant background looking to transition to paralegal work are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

  • strong compensation package
  • flexible and hybrid work environment
  • four-day "Flexible Fridays" work week
  • discretionary annual bonus
  • employer 401(k) retirement plan contribution
  • medical insurance
  • vision insurance
  • dental insurance
  • disability insurance
  • pre-tax medical savings plan
  • generous vacation and leave policies

Job title

Litigation Legal Assistant

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$54,000 - $85,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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