Job Description
Job Description Prestigious insurance defense law firm, is seeking a full-time Legal (Litigation) Secretary to provide secretarial support to 4+ attorneys. Qualified candidates will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
Job Duties: •Provides administrative support to a team of civil litigation defense attorneys;
•Draft basic legal documents including standard pleadings, discovery and correspondence for review by the attorneys;
•Manage and maintain attorney's calendars, including litigation deadlines and scheduling meetings;
•Basic accounting duties including processing vendor invoices, preparing check requests and submitting invoices / expense reports for payment to the client or accounting;
•Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, phone calls and mail;
•Manages E-filing in both state and federal courts using e-File Texas and NextGen;
•Enters attorney time into billing system using L & A codes on billing software;
•Run conflict checks and open new client matters; including closing files;
•Exercises discretion and maintains information of a confidential nature;
•Communicate with clients, court personnel and other counsel in a professional manner;
•Able to multi-task to assist with handling a busy litigation docket;
•Occasional overtime, as needed and other duties as assigned;
Qualifications: •Three plus (5+) years of recent litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience preferred;
•Some knowledge of the litigation process; rules of procedure; excellent litigation, secretarial, grammar, and proofreading skills;
•Proactive approach with taking the initiative and owning your own work product;
•High proficiency in MS Office Suite;
•Ability to operate standard office equipment;
•Experience with electronic court filings (state and federal);
•Familiarity with DMS (document management system), preferably iManage;
•Ability to turn constructive feedback into best practices for future use;
•Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with co-workers, clients, courts and opposing counsel and be proactive about seeking clarification of ambiguities;
•Ability to read and understand attorney mail and email;
•Typing speed of 65+ words per minute;
Meet The Recruiter Maggie Dunn
Direct-Hire Recruiting Manager Burnett Specialists is consistently ranked as the number one recruiting firm in Austin by the Austin Business Journal year after year! I've helped thousands of talented candidates with experience ranging from entry-level to c-level over the course of my professional recruiting career. My mission is to establish long-lasting relationships between newly hired employees and their employers by matching exciting job opportunities with the right candidates!
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