The Litigation Support Assistant provides critical backend support to a growing legal team. This role is heavily detail-oriented and requires advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat Pro. The primary focus of this position is reviewing and verifying PDF exhibits against investigator-created spreadsheets, ensuring all data is complete, accurate, and properly documented. The role also includes drafting standardized pleadings with minor case-specific modifications.
Responsibilities:
- Exhibit & Data Verification (Primary Responsibility)
- Review investigator-prepared PDF exhibits and cross-check each document against the corresponding Excel spreadsheet.
- Verify accuracy and completeness of data including:
- Email addresses
- Physical addresses
- WhatsApp numbers
- Domain names
- Other identifying information
- Identify discrepancies, missing information, or inconsistencies between PDFs and spreadsheets.
- Ensure spreadsheets are fully populated and accurately reflect the supporting exhibits.
- Maintain organized, clearly labeled digital exhibit files.
- Use Adobe Acrobat Pro to:
- Review large PDF sets efficiently
- Apply redactions where necessary
- Bookmark and organize documents
- Combine and format exhibit packets
- Prepare clean, court-ready digital exhibit binders.
- Draft standardized pleadings that are approximately 90–93% template-based.
- Modify case-specific details such as names, dates, addresses, and factual summaries.
- Ensure formatting compliance with court requirements (margins, spacing, captions, etc.).
- Conduct final proofreading for accuracy and consistency before filing.
- At least 3 years relevant experience in litigation support
- Experience with cloud storage platforms such as Dropbox, OneDrive, or ShareFile.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Advanced Excel Skills – Required
- Strong ability to review, audit, and validate spreadsheet data.
- Comfortable working with structured datasets containing contact information and digital identifiers.
- Highly detail-oriented when reconciling data across multiple sources.
- Adobe Acrobat Pro Expertise – Required
- Confident handling large PDF files.
- Skilled in redactions, bookmarks, page organization, and document assembly.
- Extreme Attention to Detail – Required
- Ability to spot small inconsistencies in names, numbers, domains, or formatting.
- Strong quality-control mindset.
- Legal Experience – Preferred
- Understanding of basic pleadings (Complaint, Answer, Motion).
- Familiarity with litigation workflows is a plus.
- Template-Based Drafting Experience – Preferred
- Comfortable working with standardized legal templates and customizing them per case.