Legal Assistant

Job Title: Legal Event Scheduler

Job Description:

• Ensure effective and timely coordination of key procedural events in PIP litigation cases.

• Organize and confirm depositions, hearings, mediations, conference calls, and meetings among attorneys, clients, and opposing parties.

• Keep all parties informed and maintain an up-to-date legal calendar free of conflicts or scheduling errors.

Responsibilities:

• Begin coordination upon notification from a paralegal regarding a legal event.

• Contact opposing counsel at least three times to propose dates.

• Follow specific protocols if no response is received, depending on the assigned judge (e.g., use uniset with judges Mollica and Hurley, or request a MTC depo for Angione and Deluca).

• Confirm dates, schedule activities, and add them to the appropriate calendar, including case management conferences (CMC) and court-set hearings.

• Cance...