Legal Secretary

Summary:

Flexible, innovative, and family-oriented civil litigation firm with a team atmosphere is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to join its team.

Qualifications:
Must have a minimum of 3+ years of experience as a legal secretary;

A thorough understanding of the defense litigation process;

Ability to interact and communicate effectively in a business environment;

Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously and the ability to prioritize said tasks accordingly;

Ability to accurately type a minimum of 70 words per minute;

Excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading, transcription, and general clerical skills;

Ability to work as part of a team;

Ability to take notes and actively participate during weekly team meetings as a valued member of the team;

Ability to coordinate work activities; prepare legal correspondence and documents; transcribe dictation; organize and maintain files and records;

Ability to set depositions, schedule meetings and IME's;

Ability to leverage technology resources to ensure the group of attorneys is operating as efficiently and effectively as possible;

Must be very organized and have ability to keep attorneys organized;

Must be proficient in preparing and coordinating e-filings, filings in State and Federal courts, JeffNet, as well as fax filing;

Must have knowledge of the legal processes to facilitate accurate preparation of client reports, pleadings, orders, discovery;

Strong knowledge of and ability to apply office software applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Adobe;

Must have the ability to maintain the daily calendar of each attorney including, but not limited to, scheduling, coordinating and confirming court dates, appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements;

Knowledge of law firm billing and document management programs a plus;

ONLY EXPERIENCED LEGAL SECRETARIES SHOULD APPLY

Compensation:

-Competitive Salary. Salary is commensurate with experience.

-Health insurance benefits are offered with full-time employment upon eligibility.

-401(k) benefits are offered with full-time employment upon eligibility.

-PTO - with full-time employment upon eligibility

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Mandeville, LA (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Mandeville, LA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person