Secretary

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking an energetic and reliable Legal Secretary to join a busy litigation team. Strong insurance defense experience is REQUIRED! The ideal candidate is reliable, energetic, and personable, with 8+ years of litigation experience. Experience with MVA/Trucking litigation a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Drafting and typing various types of documents, including correspondence, pleadings, memoranda, and other such documents specific to the litigation practice area.
• Proofreading and redlining work for accuracy, format, grammar, and punctuation.
• Prepare e-filings and court pleadings in federal and local courts. Must know court rules, procedures, and calendaring requirements.
• Schedules/calendars appointments such as depositions, document productions, client meetings, trials, court hearings and appearances; coordinate travel arrangements as necessary.
• Read, sort and date incoming and outgoing mail.
• Transcribe dictation tapes, handwritten copy and telephone dictation using court and agency formatting as needed.
• Open new client/matter files, request conflict checks and maintain all client files.
• Handle billing process, time entry and billing memos. Ensure timekeepers time entry is closed in a timely manner.
• Perform secretarial functions associated with firm administrative tasks, including processing new client/matter requests, client bills, time reports and expense reports.