Legal secretaries provide administrative support for lawyers and legal executives.
Legal Secretary Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Legal Secretary to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, create and update various attorney documents such as docket sheets and case file logs;
- Provide administrative support (mailing, copying, scanning, faxing, typing, filing, etc.);
- Ability to draft correspondence and documents with minimal direction and supervision;
- Coordinating lawyers’ calendar and case docket;
- Tracking time and expenses;
- Handle overflow for other groups;
- Calendaring;
- Edit and redline legal documents;
- Handle correspondence with clients;
- E-filing;
- Time entries- billing matters;
- Time entries using Billing Matters;
- Coordinating meeting times and logistics with internal and outside parties;
- Scheduling appointments, meetings and travel for individuals and teams of attorneys,
- Researching and obtaining a wide variety of information or documents requested by attorneys and/or paralegals using online or other research tools.
Requirements:
- Open to supporting multiple attorneys at the same time with various projects;
- Must be willing to work overtime if needed;
- Opening, organizing, and maintaining files in an exceptional, efficient, and effective manner;
- Exceptional professional writing and communication skills when interacting with court staff, attorneys, paralegals, secretaries, and clients;
- Strong Microsoft Office skills;
- Knowledge of court and law office litigation rules and procedures;
- 3+ years of legal secretary or related experience;
- Ability to communicate and handle stressful situations in a professional, calm, courteous manner;
- Excellent grammar, proofreading, transcription and organizational skills required;
- Proficient in MS Office with strong typing skills;
- E-billing experience, Elite preferred;
- Bachelor’s degree in legal studies or related field preferred;
- Exceptional secretarial skills including typing, proof reading, spelling and grammar;
- 2+ years of Legal Assistant experience;
- Detail oriented.