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Legal Secretaries are professionals assisting lawyers. Legal Secretarial Programs are offered by various community colleges and universities. While no formal education is desired for legal secretaries, potential candidates prefer to have some training hoping to get some better job opportunities. Familiarity with legal procedures is expected from the legal secretaries. Secretaries gain experience working in law firms and in-house legal departments. Excellent organizational capabilities and ability to priorities deadlines are essential requirements to succeed in this field. Knowledge of basic IT skills and MS Office applications are always considered as important qualifications of a legal secretary. Basic duties of Legal Secretaries include: Screening calls, taking messages, routinely providing a variety of information to callers; conducting on-going research and providing update on the latest diversity training and best practices; making travel arrangements; preparing correspondence, documents and pleadings; filing litigation documents, etc; and taking responsibility of mail/email correspondence. Communication with attorneys, experts, opposing counsel, vendors and other staff is essential part of their work profile. Excellent knowledge of grammar, proofing and basic legal administrative assistant skills is essential qualifications. Excellent typing, editing, and proofreading skills are mandatory for a legal secretary. Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality at all times will always be expected.
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Legal Staff
Law Firm,
Legal Secretary
The candidate's duties include: answering phones; greeting clients a... |
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