Legal Secretary / Legal Assistant

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 100% in-office

Salary: $18–$24 per hour

Company

A growing civil litigation firm handling medical malpractice, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, general civil litigation, and commercial matters.

What you will do

• Provide administrative and legal support to attorneys and paralegals.
• Draft correspondence, pleadings, notices, discovery materials, and other legal documents.
• Support case intake, file opening, discovery, document organization, and case management.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, courts, court reporters, medical providers, experts, and other parties.
• Coordinate depositions, hearings, mediations, medical examinations, meetings, and other case events.
• Prepare deposition, hearing, mediation, and trial materials, and handle courthouse filings, docket checks, deliveries, mail, and physical case files.

Requirements

• Prior law firm or legal office experience.
• Knowledge of legal terminology, court filings, litigation procedures, and case management.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and multiple competing priorities independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, email, scanners, copiers, printers, and general office equipment.
• Ability to work full-time in the office, handle courthouse runs and errands, and manage physical files.

Nice to have

• Experience in civil litigation, personal injury, or medical malpractice.
• Experience with legal case management and electronic filing systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time direct-hire position.
• Fast-paced litigation environment requiring professionalism, dependability, punctuality, and confidentiality.
• Schedule flexibility based on court deadlines, filings, hearings, trials, and other firm needs.
• Regular office attendance supports courthouse responsibilities, physical files, mail processing, and client and visitor interaction.