Legal Secretary
3 weeks ago
A legal secretary assists lawyers and other legal personnel with regard to various administrative details; coordinates and maintains effective office procedures and efficient work flow.
Responsibilities:
- Types, formats, edits and finalizes documents, including correspondence, memoranda and standard legal documents for both transactional and litigation clients
- Manages multiple lawyer-assignments and organizes clerical functions and work flow to meet administrative and client needs.
- Manages the onboarding of new clients from the processing of conflicts to the assignment of billing information.
- Enters, proofreads and posts lawyers' time entries. Works to ensure time entries are in compliance with client billing requirements and to ensure timeliness of entries
- Coordinates travel arrangements, including air, hotel and ground transportation for lawyers and clients. Processes lawyers' travel expenses.
- Proofreads all documents, correspondence, etc., to ensure accuracy of copy, grammar, punctuation and syntax.
- Receives, screens telephone calls, conference calls and messages to lawyers, clients and staff (as directed from assignments).
- Promptly processes incoming and outgoing mail and distributes upon receipt.
- Coordinates conferences, meetings and appointments for lawyers and clients both in person and via remote options. As required, schedules conference rooms and food service
- Maintains calendars, contacts and client information
- Coordinates client billing with billing services
- Maintains accuracy of electronic and hardcopy client files on a daily basis
- Performs other work related duties as assigned or as judgment or necessity dictate.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Three or more years of related work experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, legal terminology and standard document formatting
- Types accurately at a minimum of 60 wpm
- Thorough understanding of civil litigation discovery and docketing processes
- Experience with State and Federal court filings, including ECF
- Experience with collaborating with support staff
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Good judgment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
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