Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Minneapolis, MN

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Minneapolis, MN

Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Minneapolis, MN

Legal Staff

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Litigation Legal Secretary Duties: Provide administrative support such as meeting arrangements, calendar appointments, update contacts information, handle routine correspondence, make photocopies, arrange travel, etc. Answer and place telephone calls, take messages when requested. Review and prioritize incoming mail, scan and distribute case-related items to team, link on web page, and file in appropriate paper file. Draft and revise letters, memoranda, pleadings, forms, and other documents. Open and maintain new client and matter files. Manage attorneys docket; communicate deadlines to team. Establish, organize and maintain case files, including pleadings, correspondence, notebooks, depositions, exhibits, production documents, and document indexes, in both paper and electronic form. Retrieve files, cases, depositions, exhibits, documents, and other information as requested. Prepare for and electronically file pleadings with the Court, and service of same. Make necessary arrangements for depositions. Assist team in preparation for out of town depositions and trial. Enter timesheets and processes billing, reviews and sends out client invoices, processes incoming invoices for payment. Help out other members of the litigation group when necessary.

Qualifications: BA degree and/or paralegal certificate or 5 years of litigation experience. Excellent written, verbal and proofreading skills required. Possess excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, Adobe Acrobat), Elite Webview and other software specific to the firm and the litigation group. Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate and follow instructions from a diverse group of clients, attorneys, paralegals and staff. Ability to work independently and meet critical deadlines under supervision of attorney. Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints. Ability to work comfortably with advanced computer software and effectively use and maintain a computer database. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required.