Job Description:

Litigation Legal Assistant

About The Firm

Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary serves the legal and business needs of the transportation industry on a full-service basis. Our legal team is experienced in not only regulatory compliance, but also business structuring and transactions, litigation, insurance, labor and employment, highway accident defense, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, workers' compensation, logistics, driver leasing, warehousing, private fleet operations, outsourcing, and customs. We also represent clients in a variety of other related industries, including those that provide services or products in insurance, alternative workforce strategies, construction and real estate development, manufacturing, retail goods, and professional services. With our principal office in Indianapolis and other offices located coast to coast, we are easily accessible to clients nationwide.

The Firm has an opening for a full-time Litigation Legal Assistant in the Firm’s Dallas/Fort Worth office.

The Opportunity

The candidate will work under the supervision of the attorney(s) to whom they are assigned and will provide typical Litigation Legal Assistant services. Those services include preparing, retaining, and organizing litigation files, preparing and filing pleadings and motions, preparation of letters and other correspondence and maintenance of electronic data and other file information. Strong organizational and prioritization skills are also a must. The candidate must be proficient in electronic court filings and be knowledgeable of multijurisdictional court procedures and rules. Candidates should be motivated and accountable, with excellent communication skills, good organizational and time management skills, as well as be a team player.

Essential Job Duties

• Litigation experience preferred.

• Familiarity with Class Action law helpful.


• Familiarity with multi-line phone.


• Proficiency in digital dictation.

• Experience in federal and state electronic court filing systems preferred.


• Ability to deal professionally and communicate clearly and concisely with clients, attorneys and staff on all levels.


• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, Zoom, and Adobe/pdfDocs


• Familiarity with Net Documents, litigation management or other document management system helpful.


• Proven analytical skills.


• Ability to be flexible, handle pressure and adapt to changing work priorities, and manage deadlines workflow and work assignments.


• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to meet deadlines and productivity standards

Success Factors

Personal characteristics that will contribute to success in this position are a strong work ethic; the ability to draft original correspondence; a high degree of attention to detail; the ability to effectively work in a team environment as well as independently; and the ability to multi-task.

Firm Benefits

The Firm offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical/HSA, dental, vision, life, disability, family care leave, 401k/profit sharing retirement package and pet insurance.

Firm Culture

The Firm has a collaborative, team culture that fosters support among peers and collegiality between assistants, paralegals, attorneys, and managers.  We have a welcoming, equitable workplace with an open-door policy.  The Firm was named Top 30 in Client Service in 2016, Indy Star Top Workplaces for 6 consecutive years, and Best Lawyers Best Law Firms in 2022.

Please send resumes to HR@scopelitis.com. Resumes with previous law firm experience will be considered first. Compensation for the Litigation Legal Assistant will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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