Legal Assistant
At Alstom, we create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation solutions, from high-speed trains to autonomous-operating trains. We design, also, the infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining Alstom means joining a truly global community of more than 85,000 people dedicated wo solving real-world mobility challengs and achieving international projects with a sustainable local impact.
Join us oas a Legal Assistant and you'll be looking at a career-defining role based in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, PA.
This positions will perform confidential duties in support of attorneys and/or paralegals and are provided established procedures for doing the work. The work consists of duties that involve related steps, processes, or methods, and the execution of specific rules, regulations, or procedures and typically comprises a complete segment of an assignment or project of broader scope.
- Assists in preparing a variety of litigation documents, such as pleadings, motions, briefs, and other related documents. Assists in filing legal documents with state and federal courts, and serves documents on all parties. Assists in preparing and serving discovery related documents.
- Calendars court hearings, appearances, and response dates for assigned attorneys.
- Assists in organizing, redacting, and converting documents in response to Public Records Act and discovery requests.
- Assists in preparing and processing transactional documents, such as contracts, agreements, leases and other related documents.
- Composes and prepares routine correspondence. Transcribes dictation from various media. Formats, proofreads, edits, and routes letters.
- Places and receives telephone calls, takes and transmits messages, and establishes priority for those requiring immediate action.
- Makes travel arrangements, prepares expense reports, records attorney time by matter, and handles other requests. May maintain attorney calendars and make appointments.
- Assists in classifying, indexing, cross-referencing, and filing litigation and administrative documents according to applicable protocols.
- May participate on a project team.
- Prepares Purchase Orders and follows up to ensure timely payment.
- Performs other related Legal Assistant job duties as required
Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Associate's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of relevant experience in a legal setting. Completion of a legal secretarial program that required a minimum of one year of study may be substituted for one year of experience.
Required Knowledge of: Basic legal terminology, forms, formats, procedures, documents, and office operations and practices; the court system and court rules; litigation procedures; proper format of legal citations; principles of indexing and maintaining legal case and administrative files; English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation and business letter writing; and current office procedures, methods, and equipment including multi-line phones, copiers, facsimile machines, computers; and current office technology and equipment.
Required Skills and Abilities to: Organize work; proofread, think critically, and manage their time well; type at a minimum speed of 60 wpm; understand, apply, and implement administrative policies, practices, and procedures; maintain attention to detail; maintain confidentiality; compose routine correspondence and accurately prepare legal forms and documents; review legal citations to ensure accuracy; problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
Alstom is committed to creating a diverse environement and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to reac, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin genetics, age disability status, veterans status or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State or local law.
