Legal Secretary
Job Title
Legal Secretary
Job Responsibilities
1. Drafting and typing various types of documents, including correspondence, pleadings, memoranda, and other documents specific to the litigation practice area.
2. Proofreading and redlining work for accuracy, format, grammar, and punctuation.
3. Preparing e-filings and court pleadings in federal and local courts, with a requirement to know court rules, procedures, and calendaring requirements.
4. Scheduling and calendaring appointments such as depositions, document productions, client meetings, trials, court hearings, and appearances; coordinating travel arrangements as necessary.
5. Handling incoming and outgoing mail.
6. Performing secretarial functions associated with firm administrative tasks, including processing new client/matter requests, client bills, time reports, and expense reports.
7. Inputting attorney and other timekeeper’s time; reviewing for accuracy and correcting errors.
8. Performing any other administrative tasks as may be assigned.
Education and Experience Information
- Ability to type at least 75 words per minute with accuracy.
- Thorough knowledge of MS Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Ability to read, comprehend, and follow instructions.
- Thorough familiarity with legal terminology pertinent to general legal concepts and specific area(s) of assignment.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to perform clerical tasks with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, take initiative, set priorities, and see projects through completion.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, handle multiple tasks, and respond to changing priorities.
- Ability to work irregular hours as needed is a must.
- High School Diploma or equivalent required, advanced or college degree preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of legal secretarial experience required.
- Specialized secretarial degree, associate and/or bachelor's degree desirable but not required.
Salary Information
The salary for the Legal Secretary position ranges from $65,000 to $70,000. Additionally, the position offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D insurance, a 401(k) savings plan, and generous paid time off.
Law firm is a law firm founded in 1994, serving clients across the country, with offices in Dallas, Corpus Christi, and Houston, Texas, and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nationally recognized for work in product liability litigation and a broad spectrum of practice areas—from personal injury defense, commercial litigation, and toxic torts to warranty and deceptive trade practice litigation—the firm is built with lawyers who, simply stated, like to try cases.
