Legal Secretary

A leading legal organization is seeking an accomplished Sr. Legal Secretaryto support a dynamic, collaborative team of attorneys, principals, paralegals, and business professionals. This is a hybrid role and is on site 4 days a week. You MUST have experience in a legal environment to qualify. TheSr. Legal Secretary will serve as a trusted resource, taking ownership of workflow coordination and ensuring assignments are appropriately prioritized, efficiently delegated, closely monitored, and completed to the highest standard. The role requires a seasoned legal professional with exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, discretion, and a proactive approach to supporting sophisticated legal practices. Key Responsibilities Coordinate, prioritize, track, and facilitate workflow across a busy legal team, ensuring deadlines and client needs are consistently met. Serve as a key point of contact for attorneys, paralegals, and business professionals. Evaluate assignments, identify appropriate resources, and coordinate the timely completion of work. Partner with attorneys to understand priorities, requirements, and time-sensitive matters. Proactively identify workflow challenges, elevate issues when appropriate ,and help develop effective solutions. Manage complex calendars, meetings, conference calls, travel arrangements, and other high-level administrative needs. Support client billing, attorney timekeeping, expense reporting, and matter administration. Prepare, proofread, organize, and coordinate correspondence, presentations, reports, and client materials. Maintain accurate client, matter, contact, and document information in accordance with firm standards. Utilize legal technology and document management systems to support an efficient and organized practice. Maintain comprehensive handover documentation to ensure seamless continuity of support. Mentor and support junior team members while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and service excellence. Contribute to process improvements and support the successful implementation of new initiatives. Ideal Qualifications The successful candidate will have: 8+ years of legal administrative or legal assistant experience , preferably within a law firm environment. Exceptional attention to detail, organization, judgment, and follow-through. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to interact with senior attorneys and business professionals. Demonstrated ability to coordinate resources, allocate work, and drive assignments through completion. A highly professional and discreet approach, with a strong commitment to confidentiality. A collaborative, adaptable, and solutions-oriented mindset. The ability to mentor and support less experienced team members. #J-18808-Ljbffr