Paid Summer Intern Legal Assistant

Attention Students PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Malamut Law is seeking a candidate for our Paid Summer Internship Position - Legal Assistant in the Cherry Hill, NJ location to support attorneys in its law office. The successful candidate will be available for a 15 to 20-hour work week for 10 weeks during May 2024 and August 2024. (exact schedule TBD) The position pays $20 per hour. Job posting ends March 8th.
We are excited to be part of the New Jersey Career Accelerator Internship Grant Program! We have been chosen to host an intern this summer to participate in a working/learning experience that will allow the candidate to apply knowledge learned in college classrooms.
Program Requirements for Candidates:
Current NJ undergraduate student
Current NJ graduate student
Recent NJ college graduate: must have graduated less than one year prior to the start of the internship experience (May 2023 May 2024)
Summary:
This is an on-site role for a Legal Assistant located in Cherry Hill, NJ. The Legal Assistant will be responsible for providing administrative assistance to lawyers, assisting in legal document preparation and filing, and communicating with clients and other professionals. The Legal Assistant will also be responsible for performing research, responding to inquiries, and providing general office support.
Job duties:

• Provide legal support to attorneys and paralegals throughout the litigation process.
• Maintain team calendars including docketing deadlines and important events.
• Coordinate email, calendars, contacts, tasks, or similar communications.
• Coordinate phone calls, voicemail messages, and conference calls.
• Draft, revise, proofread, and transcribe legal documents and correspondence.
• Revise and manipulate documents in Word and PDF software.
• Complete electronic court filings in state and federal courts.
• Schedule, coordinate, track, and manage meetings both internally and externally.
• Proactively monitor attorney calendars and prepare necessary documents for upcoming meetings, hearings, and depositions.
• Schedule and coordinate depositions.
• Initiate, track, and organize vendor payments and settlement checks.
• Communicate effectively, courteously, and professionally with clients, attorneys, and professional staff.
• Efficiently and effectively learn and utilize new and existing firm technology.

Skills:

• Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology and office equipment.
• Proficient with maintaining a calendar and tasks.
• Ability to schedule depositions.
• Strong proofreading, grammar, and writing skills.
• Outstanding time-management and typing skills.
• Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people.

With offices in Cherry Hill, Hoboken, and Center City in Philadelphia, PA, Malamut Law has aggressively represented clients since its founding in 2001. The firms areas of practice include Government & Regulatory Affairs, Employment Law, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, and Family Law.
This organization is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the maintenance of an employment environment which is welcoming of persons from diverse backgrounds and free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and in which all of the legal rights of our employees are recognized and protected. Unlawful discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, all other characteristics proscribed by law, and discrimination on the basis of gender identity and/or expression are strictly prohibited.