Floating Litigation Legal Assistant
Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware’s largest law firm, seeks a full-time Floating Litigation Legal Assistant to join our professional LAA team in Wilmington, DE. The standard hours for this position are 9:00am-5:30pm and will have a hybrid schedule after training.
Qualifications include:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong typing skills (60 wpm)
- Legal secretary, litigation & e-filing (File & Serve and CM/ECF) experience required
- Excellent communication, written and verbal skills, positive attitude, dependability, flexibility, good judgment & initiative, professional
- Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks
- The ability to meet deadlines, handle a high volume of work timely and accurately
- The ability to work independently, and in a team environment and move around various practice areas
- Commitment to excellence
If you have a strong customer service and team philosophy and a dedication to your work, we want to hear from you today!
Please send your cover letter and resume to Admincareers@rlf.com. EOE.
Network Security Administrator
Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware’s largest law firm, seeks a full-time Network Security Administrator to join its Information Systems team in Wilmington, DE. This position reports to the CIO and would support a wide-range of activities, including: Assisting with network security polices, application security, access control and corporate data safeguards throughout the Firm. This is a hybrid role and the hours are 9:00am – 5:30pm.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee backup and restore functionality of firm data, and ensure procedures are consistently followed and improved.
- System monitoring and maintenance, including configuration and security management, patching, automation, and hardening baselines.
- Maintain existing ISO27001 certification with IS department teams.
- Remain current on active system trends and exploits, with a focus on prevention and remediation of threats.
- Monitor network and systems for vulnerabilities and assist in remediation efforts.
- Implement and enhance data protection standards to ensure confidentiality of client and firm data.
- Configure and update security tools such as firewalls, antivirus software, patch management and intrusion prevention systems.
- Perform risk analysis and remediation efforts.
- Assist with annual security awareness training, phishing simulations, and targeted threat detection.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to rapidly analyze issues, anticipate consequences, make decisions, and initiate action. Excellent problem-solving skills are also required.
- Thorough knowledge of complex information systems management as normally acquired through a Bachelor’s degree in technology or computer science, or the equivalent experience.
- Minimum (3) years of security experience along with security certifications such as Comptia Security+ or other related certificates are preferred.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively and efficiently to attorneys, managers staff and vendors – along with the ability to present data and approaches to both technical and non-technical audiences, maintain effective relationships with the above in person, by e-mail, telephone, or remote.
- Able to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work with IS department to perform the same.
Please send your cover letter and resume to Admincareers@rlf.com. EOE.
System Administrator
Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware’s largest law firm, seeks a full-time System Administrator to join its Information Systems team in Wilmington, DE. This position reports to the CIO and would support the following activities, including: Collaborating on server maintenance, updating and maintaining the health and performance of Firm’s systems. This is a hybrid role and the hours are 9:00am – 5:30pm.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain and implement firm systems, including servers and infrastructure. Work with others in the department to ensure system architecture components function seamlessly.
- Maintain account and access management, and group policy.
- Monitor and test backup and restore functionality of firm data to ensure procedures are consistently followed and improved.
- Test and enhance disaster recovery procedures for existing and future systems. Perform recurring failover tests with others in the department.
- Ensure overall system and sever uptime, availability, and reliability.
- System monitoring and maintenance, including configuration, patching, automation, hardening, and upgrades.
- Maintain existing ISO27001 certification with IS department team.
- Work with 3rd parties as needed for projects, support, and maintenance.
- Maintain up-to-date network documentation.
- Perform daily monitoring of logs, alerts, and other events of note.
- Troubleshoot and maintain remote connectivity for users.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to rapidly analyze issues, anticipate consequences, make decisions, and initiate action. Good problem-solving skills are also required.
- Thorough knowledge of complex information systems management as normally acquired through a bachelor’s degree in technology or computer science, or the equivalent experience.
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in information systems administration. Certification requirements vary and a willingness to continue certification tracks is desired.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively and efficiently to attorneys, managers staff and vendors. The ability to approach both technical and non-technical audiences, maintain effective relationships with the above in person, by e-mail, telephone, or remote.
- Able to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work with IS department to perform the same.
- Experience with Virtualization, Cisco Infrastructure, and Windows Server administration is preferred.
- Knowledge of enterprise applications such as Exchange, SQL, and Active Directory
- Attention to detail and willingness to update and maintain documentation.
Please send your cover letter and resume to Admincareers@rlf.com. EOE.
Bankruptcy Paralegal
Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware’s largest law firm, seeks an exceptional, experienced Paralegal for its Bankruptcy team in Wilmington, DE. This is a hybrid position after training and the hours are 9:00am – 5:30pm.
This position’s responsibilities would include:
- Working collaboratively with attorneys and other staff to ensure our clients and co-counsel receive outstanding service and attention;
- Assisting with new case filings working closely with others as appropriate: maintaining case calendars; coordinating the preparation, drafting, e-filing and service of documents; assisting counsel with hearing preparation, etc.;
- E-filing using CM/ECF in the Bankruptcy Court and District Court;
- Communicating with counsel and creditors; and
- Flexibility in work routine and to work overtime where required as a member of a paralegal team. Overtime responsibilities typically involve one or two evenings per week, and as otherwise required by the necessities of an assigned case.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Proficiency in e-filing using CM/ECF in the Bankruptcy Court and District Court;
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills;
- Ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous deadlines/projects;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
- Ability to deal with interruptions and multiple pressures;
- Ability to work in a team environment; and
- Associates degree or paralegal certificate.
If you have a strong customer service and team philosophy and a dedication to your work, we want to hear from you today!
Please send your cover letter and resume to Admincareers@rlf.com. EOE
Litigation Paralegal
Richards, Layton & Finger, Delaware’s largest law firm, seeks an exceptional paralegal for its Litigation Team in Wilmington, DE. The standard hours for this position are 9:30-6:00 and require flexibility. This position’s responsibilities would include:
- Working collaboratively with attorneys and other staff to ensure our clients and co-counsel receive outstanding service and attention;
- Assisting the Corporate and General Litigation Departments at every stage of the litigation process, including the preparation, management and organization of documents and filings, and deposition and trial logistics;
- Flexibility to travel and assist clients, attorneys and staff during trials and hearings; and
- Must be flexible in work routine and work overtime as needed;
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Knowledgeable in litigation, automated support systems and cite-checking;
- Knowledge of Delaware’s Superior, Chancery and District Courts;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
- Experience using Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw;
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;
- Ability to meet deadlines and multitask;
- Ability to deal with interruptions and multiple pressures;
- Excellent communication, written and verbal skills, positive attitude, dependability, good judgment & initiative;
- Ability to work in a team environment;
- Litigation and E-filing (File & Serve and CM/ECF) experience preferred;
- Commitment to excellence;
- Associates degree or paralegal certificate; and
- 2 years’ experience in a paralegal role.
Starting salary commensurate with years experience, with 1-2 years experience starting at $65,000 per year.
This is a hybrid position.
If you have a strong customer service and team philosophy and a dedication to your work, we want to hear from you today! Please send your cover letter and resume to Admincareers@rlf.com.
Tax, Trusts & Estates Legal Secretary (Legal Administrative Assistant)
Richards, Layton & Finger seeks a full-time Tax, Trusts & Estates Legal Secretary to support our Tax, Trusts & Estates Department. The standard hours for this position are 9:00am-5:30pm and a hybrid schedule* is available after training.
Qualifications include:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong typing skills (60 wpm)
- Excellent communication, written and verbal skills, positive attitude, dependability, flexibility, good judgment & initiative, professionalism
- Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks
- The ability to meet deadlines, handle a high volume of work timely and accurately
- The ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Commitment to excellence
If you have a strong client service and team philosophy and a dedication to your work, we want to hear from you today! Please send your cover letter and resume to Admincareers@rlf.com. EOE.
*Current Firm hybrid schedule is remote on Fridays.