Legal Assistant/Secretary Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Legal Assistant/Secretary to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Schedules and makes appointments;
- Makes photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter;
- Assists attorneys in collecting information;
- Drafts and types office memos;
- Mails or faxes legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials;
- Receives and places phone calls;
- Prepares and processes legal documents and papers, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements;
- Organizes and maintains law libraries, documents, and case files;
- Prepares and distributes invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses;
- Data entry, filing, receptionist and administrative tasks;
- Communicating with clients, courts, prosecutors and attorney-s face to face, by email and over the phone;
- Other duties as assigned to help alleviate attorney’s workload.
Requirements:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite;
- Legal experience required;
- Excellent professional communication;
- Must have good knowledge of court system and process;
- Paralegal degree is helpful, but not required.