R & W Group
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Base Pay Range $60,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr
One of our favorite law firm clients is looking for a Legal Secretary to support multiple attorneys within assigned practice groups. You must demonstrate good judgment, strong secretarial and communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to work well under pressure. You must be comfortable with technology and have the ability to help manage litigation teams and organize large volumes of documents stored on shared drives. You must have discretion, proactiveness, and the ability to manage confidential information with sound judgement are essential, along with a strong willingness to contribute as a member of a high-functioning team.
Representative Key Responsibilities
Responsibility for ensuring the efficient daily administrative operations of the assigned legal team.
Communicate with attorneys and assist with balancing the team’s workload to ensure completion of projects within established time frames and quality standards.
Mastery of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and willingness to master other programs, as required (e.g., Relativity program for documents produced in litigation). Ability to send documents by file-share (e.g., Litera) and familiarity with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WebEx.
Ability to manage matter workspaces, find current and archived materials, and adhere to established naming conventions using the firm’s document management system, NetDocuments.
Assist with preparation and organization of litigation pleadings, exhibits, including preparing table of contents and table of authorities, and manage deposition process, including working with court reporting company, managing deposition schedules of team, assisting with preparation of attorney deposition outlines, exhibits for depositions, managing errata sheets etc.
Provide high level administrative support to assigned legal team, including assistance with client billing, expense reimbursements, vendor invoice processing, and the coordination of incoming and outgoing mail and overnight deliveries.
Maintaining calendars, team lists, lists of opposing counsel, schedule appointments (including depositions and hearings), reserve conference rooms and arranging conference room setups for depositions and mediations, and coordinate domestic and international travel.
Keep up to date with the policies and procedures of the varying administration agencies and courts that the attorneys practice in.
Track and meet litigation filing deadlines.
Support Firm-wide client service initiatives. Providing quality service to internal departments and external parties by interacting professionally and displaying a “can do” attitude via electronic and print correspondence, when answering telephone calls, taking and relaying messages, greeting visitors and coordinating attorney, client or other inquiries in the absence of the attorney.
Required Education, Knowledge, and Experience
High School Diploma. College Degree preferred.
At least eight (8) years of law firm secretarial experience.
Accurate typing speed of 65+ wpm.
Seniority Level Associate
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Administrative and Legal
Industry Legal Services, Law Practice, and Professional Services
Inferred Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at R & W Group by 2x
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Direct message the job poster from R & W Group
Base Pay Range $60,000.00/yr - $90,000.00/yr
One of our favorite law firm clients is looking for a Legal Secretary to support multiple attorneys within assigned practice groups. You must demonstrate good judgment, strong secretarial and communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to work well under pressure. You must be comfortable with technology and have the ability to help manage litigation teams and organize large volumes of documents stored on shared drives. You must have discretion, proactiveness, and the ability to manage confidential information with sound judgement are essential, along with a strong willingness to contribute as a member of a high-functioning team.
Representative Key Responsibilities
Responsibility for ensuring the efficient daily administrative operations of the assigned legal team.
Communicate with attorneys and assist with balancing the team’s workload to ensure completion of projects within established time frames and quality standards.
Mastery of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and willingness to master other programs, as required (e.g., Relativity program for documents produced in litigation). Ability to send documents by file-share (e.g., Litera) and familiarity with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WebEx.
Ability to manage matter workspaces, find current and archived materials, and adhere to established naming conventions using the firm’s document management system, NetDocuments.
Assist with preparation and organization of litigation pleadings, exhibits, including preparing table of contents and table of authorities, and manage deposition process, including working with court reporting company, managing deposition schedules of team, assisting with preparation of attorney deposition outlines, exhibits for depositions, managing errata sheets etc.
Provide high level administrative support to assigned legal team, including assistance with client billing, expense reimbursements, vendor invoice processing, and the coordination of incoming and outgoing mail and overnight deliveries.
Maintaining calendars, team lists, lists of opposing counsel, schedule appointments (including depositions and hearings), reserve conference rooms and arranging conference room setups for depositions and mediations, and coordinate domestic and international travel.
Keep up to date with the policies and procedures of the varying administration agencies and courts that the attorneys practice in.
Track and meet litigation filing deadlines.
Support Firm-wide client service initiatives. Providing quality service to internal departments and external parties by interacting professionally and displaying a “can do” attitude via electronic and print correspondence, when answering telephone calls, taking and relaying messages, greeting visitors and coordinating attorney, client or other inquiries in the absence of the attorney.
Required Education, Knowledge, and Experience
High School Diploma. College Degree preferred.
At least eight (8) years of law firm secretarial experience.
Accurate typing speed of 65+ wpm.
Seniority Level Associate
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Administrative and Legal
Industry Legal Services, Law Practice, and Professional Services
Inferred Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at R & W Group by 2x
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