Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary

We are looking for a specialized Legal Secretary/Paralegal to undertake a variety of legal documents preparation and clerical tasks. You will work under the supervision of an attorney and will also provide support in assigned legal cases. The goal is to sustain efficiency of all office procedures and case management so as to guarantee reliability and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to one lawyers
• Effectively communicate with witnesses, clients
• Obtain medical records from healthcare providers
• Scan documents, calendaring, and data entry
• Produce and file various legal documents such as discovery, motions or petitions under attorney supervision
• Preserve an updated case record system
• Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate
• Maintain and update inventories of contact details
• Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders

Skills

• Proven experience as legal secretary in a personal injury firm for at least one year
• Knowledge of legal terminology, regulations and court system
• Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems
• Working knowledge of litigation management software systems is a plus
• Proficiency in English
• Outstanding time-management and typing skills
• Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $30.00 per hour

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Personal injury law: 1 year (Required)
• Civil Litigation support: 1 year (Preferred)
• Microsoft Office: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish? Farsi? (Preferred)

Work Location: In person