Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Raleigh, NC

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Raleigh, NC

Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Raleigh, NC

Legal Staff

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Legal Secretary The candidate duties will include: Perform a variety of administrative and secretarial duties for attorney(s) to whom assigned according to established policies and procedures. Maintains positive contact with clients, attorneys and staff and observes confidentiality of client matters. Operate a computer; transcribes dictation as needed. Prepare correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents from written and oral drafts; drafts standard correspondence, and other documents. Screen telephone calls and records messages; calendars in-person meetings and phone conferences with clients and other attorneys. Read and sort incoming attorney email. Establish and maintains calendar and deadline reminder systems; utilizes master calendar system. Opens new files perform conflict checks, and request matters are opened in the document management system. Maintains files and prepares files to be closed. Receive clients and visitors; maintains good public relations with clients; observes confidentiality of attorney-client relationship. Makes appointments for attorney(s). Schedule mediations. Processes expense reports, bills; proofs billing sheets; reviews and edits bills. Work closely with FAST (ND specialists, duplication, court filing, paralegals, Staff Attorneys, etc.); proofs documents returned from FAST. Perform legal assistant duties as requested. Perform typing, filing, photocopying, or reception relief as time permits and as requested by other attorneys, FAST Manager, or Executive Team. Assist attorneys with personal errands such as ordering/picking up lunch, picking up dry cleaning, etc. Assist with reception duties - answering the phone, checking in clients, light cleaning, etc.

The candidate should have ability to read and write in order to proof and perform minor editing (., punctuation, grammar, spelling) of routine law office correspondence and legal case matters. Perform non-complex arithmetic calculations when verifying calculations on forms and documents; maintain records and filing systems at a level normally acquired through completion of high school or equivalent. Must have1 to 2 years on the job experience necessary in order to gain an understanding of law office policies and procedures and produce accurate legal documents with minimal supervision. Should have ability to transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft or dictation at a level of 70 wpm.