Legal Assistant - Litigation

Pay: $50,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a respected, growing Michigan law firm with a strong litigation practice and a collaborative team environment.
• Support experienced attorneys on active litigation matters involving insurance defense, civil litigation, PIP claims, and related disputes.
• Build valuable litigation experience in a professional office where organization, reliability, and attention to detail are genuinely valued.
• Work closely with attorneys, paralegals, and legal staff in a hands-on role with meaningful day-to-day impact.
• Gain exposure to court filings, scheduling, case management, discovery support, and client communication.

Location

This is an hybrid position (1 remote day) is based in Farmington Hills, MI, offering the opportunity to work closely with attorneys and the legal team in a professional, team-oriented office environment.

Note

Candidates should have legal assistant, legal secretary, or law firm administrative experience. Litigation support experience is strongly preferred.

About Us

We are a growing Michigan law firm known for handling complex litigation matters with a practical, strategic, and client-focused approach. Our team supports attorneys and clients across a range of civil litigation and insurance defense matters, with a strong focus on quality work, professionalism, and collaboration. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Support attorneys and legal staff with day-to-day litigation and administrative tasks.
• Prepare, edit, format, proofread, and finalize legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, discovery materials, and court filings.
• Manage attorney calendars, deadlines, hearings, depositions, meetings, and case-related appointments.
• Assist with e-filing in Michigan courts and maintain organized electronic and physical case files.
• Coordinate scheduling with attorneys, clients, courts, opposing counsel, vendors, and internal team members.
• Open, maintain, update, and close client and matter files.
• Draft routine correspondence and assist with client communications in a professional manner.
• Track deadlines, follow up on outstanding items, and help keep cases moving efficiently.
• Assist with discovery support, records requests, subpoenas, deposition preparation, and trial preparation as needed.
• Perform general administrative support, including scanning, saving, filing, copying, mailing, and document management.

Qualifications

• Legal assistant, legal secretary, or law firm administrative experience preferred.
• Litigation support experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with court filings, legal documents, attorney calendars, and case deadlines preferred.
• Strong proofreading, formatting, organization, and communication skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, PDF/document management tools, and legal technology.
• Professional, reliable, detail-oriented, and able to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently while also supporting attorneys and team members collaboratively.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will be part of a respected Michigan firm with a strong litigation platform and professional team culture.
• You will support meaningful legal work and help attorneys stay organized, prepared, and client-focused.
• You will gain exposure to litigation procedures, court filings, discovery, scheduling, and case management.
• You will work in a collaborative office where strong support staff are valued as essential members of the team.
• You will have the opportunity to grow your legal support skills in a stable, well-regarded law firm environment.

JPC-993

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: 1+ yr litigation support exp. Hiring for Paralegals too - be liberal with submissions

• Nice to haves: Preferred insurance defense, PIP, premises liability, product liability, discovery, deposition support, medical records, claim file review, and trial preparation experience.

• Additional context: Relocation- [no]. Packages - [no]

• Salary Bands:

  • 1 to 2 years legal assistant or law firm support experience: $45k to $55k

  • 3 to 5 years legal assistant or legal secretary experience: $55k to $68k

  • 6+ years litigation legal assistant experience: $68k to $80k

  • Strong insurance defense, litigation, e-filing, calendaring, and attorney support experience: $75k to $85k+

Submission Email: Mark - [email protected]

Quick Recruiter Reference

On-site Legal Assistant role in Farmington Hills supporting a litigation-focused Michigan law firm. Role likely includes attorney support, document preparation, court filings, scheduling, calendaring, case file management, discovery support, and client/opposing counsel communication. Best fit is a legal assistant or legal secretary with litigation, insurance defense, civil litigation, or law firm administrative experience.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Legal Assistant - Litigation - Zausmer, P.C.- JPC 993 - Source

**New Job Order Alert**

• Client job title: Legal Assistant - Litigation

• Location: Farmington Hills, MI

• On-site, hybrid, remote: Hybrid

• Experience: 1

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary, Litigation Legal Assistant, Litigation Secretary, Legal Administrative Assistant, Law Firm Assistant, Court Filings, E-Filing, Calendaring, Discovery, Pleadings, Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): support roles, near detroit, 1+ yr lit exp