Legal Secretary - Litigation

Legal Secretary - Litigation

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• Prepares and revises legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, and e-mails from written form as well as from transcription.
• Assembles documents and exhibits for court filings and recordings, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, depositions or other engagements.
• Proofreads prepared materials to ensure documents are free from typographical and grammatical errors and are formatted according to firm standards.
• Reads, sorts, and prints incoming mail and e-mails and distributes as appropriate.
• Schedules appointments and meetings for attorneys.
• Manages and maintains the master calendar for deadlines; ensures important dates are recorded.
• Proficiency with utilizing computer and transcription equipment to produce legal documents, correspondence, memoranda and e-mails.

• Arranges for travel for attorneys including hotel, airline and transportation.
• Assists in the preparation of marketing materials such as pitch folders, attorney biographies and PowerPoint presentations.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma.
• Prior litigation legal secretary experience.
• Ability to type, read, and write in order to proofread and perform initial input and revisions to legal documents, correspondence, memoranda and e‑mail.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of document management systems such as iManage.
• Typing speed of 70 words per minute.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workflow for multiple attorneys.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate verbally, in writing and by telephone in a professional manner with clients, attorneys, vendors and staff.
• Proficiency operating office equipment such as computer, transcription equipment, fax machine and advanced functions on photocopiers.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $92,000 annually.

Location:

On‑Site.

Seniority level:
Entry level.

Employment type:

Full‑time.

Job function:
Legal. Industries:
Legal Services.