Project Legal Assistant (in Silicon Valley)

About company

• Arnold & Porter is a white-shoe, international law firm. It is among the most prestigious and largest law firms in the world, by both revenue and by its number of lawyers.

Responsibilities

• Assists with assembly of exhibits and appendices for court papers, depositions, and trials.
• Organizes paper and electronic documents for use in depositions or trials.
• Maintains indexes and organizes case files and workrooms.
• Indexes and organizes files for off-site storage.
• Assists with document collection, review and production.
• Prepares for and attends depositions, hearings, trials and arbitrations as directed.
• Files and obtains documents at various courts and agencies.
• Utilizes legal research software.
• Conducts research using various resources including databases and the internet. 
• Assists with department projects as needed and performs other work-related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma, with a paralegal certificate &/or bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. 
• Excellent academic record. 
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage a large workload efficiently and effectively. 
• Highly detail-oriented, including the ability to assess and respond to underlying detail issues and implications. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, a commitment to professionalism, integrity, and collegiality. 
• Proven ability to multi-task and set priorities while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 
• Exceptional problem solving skills, critical thinking abilities and the ability to work well under pressure. 
• Flexibility to work overtime as necessary, including nights and weekends and travel, as necessary.
• A VPN is required to respond to a vacancy.