Legal Secretary Insurance Defense

Zelms Erlich Lenkov is a dynamic, rapidly growing law firm with offices in Arizona, California, New York, New Jersey, Texas and New Mexico. We represent Fortune 500 Companies, athletes, sports teams, celebrities, and major corporations. Our founding partners bring over 75 years of combined experience and a collaborative, innovative approach to litigation. As a minority owned and women owned firm. we proudly promote diversity and inclusion. We are seekinghighly skilled Legal Secretaries to join our team in CALIFORNIA. This role entailsadministrative expertise with substantive legal support for our busy litigation practice. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, proactive, take pride and responsibility for work product, be supportive and a team player and thrive in a fast paced primarily remote environment. Experince filing documents in CA is a requirement for this position. Key Responsibilities: Provide secretarialsupport to multiple attorneys Draft, edit, and proofread legal documents including but not limited to case management statements, notices, discovery,motions, appeals, petitions, and discovery Prepare and file court documents including e filing in compliance with deadlines and court rules and ensuring compliance with local and departmental rules Maintain attorney calendars: schedule conferences, depositions, discover, motions, hearings, and track critical litigation dates and deadlines Organize and manage case files, exhibits, and trial notebooks Communicate with clients, experts and medical providers Qualifications: ~ Minimum of 4years of civil litigation experience; extensive calendaring and court filing experience in California. Knowledge of filing documents in Nevada a plus. ~ Proficeincy in Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel, Outlook), PDF Software in a legal environment, including document creation, editing, redlining, bookmarking, OCR and Bates Numbering. ~Experience with cloud based calendaring and court e-filings systems ~ Exceptionally detail oriented, with focus and accuracy, superb organizational and time-management skills;ability tomultitask in a remote setting ~ Excellent written and verbal communication skills ~ Knowledge of legal terminology and litigation procedures Why Join us? Work with a respected growing firm that is supportive, flexible friendly, and values innovation and diversity Remote flexibility with a collaborative team environment Opportunity to support high profile clients and complex litigation matters Competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience Employment Type: Full Time Years Experience: 3 - 5 years Salary: $59,360 - $96,220 Annual Bonus/Commission: No