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Legal Secretary III

Veracity Solutions

Legal Secretary III Position

We are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary III to provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to attorneys within the Legal Department in Walnut Creek, CA. This role supports litigation matters and requires strong calendaring, document preparation, and trial support experience. This is a 100% onsite role.

What We Are Looking For:

  • Highly organized legal professional with strong litigation support experience
  • Detail-oriented with excellent time management skills
  • Comfortable managing confidential legal files
  • Strong communicator who works well independently and collaboratively
  • Proactive support partner to attorneys and legal staff

Key Responsibilities:

  • Calendaring & Case Management
    • Maintain attorney calendars and tickler systems
    • Schedule meetings with clients, experts, attorneys, and co-counsel
    • Calendar court appearances, deadlines, and discovery dates
    • Review and re-index mail in OnBase and calendar follow-up actions
  • Legal Document Preparation
    • Prepare discovery, pre-trial, and trial documents for court filing
    • Transcribe dictation and type from handwritten or draft materials
    • Draft correspondence, memos, pleadings, court forms, and reports
    • Ensure filings comply with court rules and procedures
  • Administrative & Litigation Support
    • Maintain confidential electronic legal files with accurate documentation
    • Coordinate all aspects of discovery for plaintiffs and defendants
    • Answer and screen telephone calls
    • Contact clients to obtain requested information
    • Provide short- and long-term legal secretarial support as needed
    • Assist and back up other legal secretaries
  • Additional Support
    • Maintain current knowledge of court rules and procedures
    • Participate in department and company projects
    • Perform additional administrative and legal support tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • 7+ years of defense trial and litigation secretarial experience
  • 3+ years of recent California civil litigation experience
  • Strong trial preparation background
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and legal software
  • Typing speed of 70+ WPM
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
Veracity Solutions
Vacancy posted 19 hours ago
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