Litigation Legal Secretary

Direct Counsel is seeking a Legal Secretary to join a great boutique law firm in their South Bar offices. The law firm is a well-established plaintiff’s personal injury firm located in El Segundo. We are seeking a motivated and experienced civil litigation legal secretary (minimum 10 years). The ideal candidate should be detailed oriented and have experience in personal injury.

Requirements

• Litigation deadlines, including motion opposition and response deadlines
• Drafting pleadings and discovery
• Filing in state and federal courts
• Calendaring and coordinating witness and expert depositions
• Drafting correspondence
• Litigation legal secretary would work directly with two team oriented attorneys and be required to communicate directly with clients and legal offices and their staff on calendaring and other scheduling matters.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
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Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys, including but not limited to managing attorney calendars, coordinating travel arrangements, planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, depositions, recording and monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, filing requirements, discovery and evidence-gathering, opening and sorting mail, and transcribing and entering attorneys’ time entries
• Prepare and edit documents such as letters, memoranda, briefs, pleadings, agreements, contracts, and other legal documents from forms, original handwritten materials, or dictation
• Consistently open, maintain, and organize case files
• Review and revise monthly billing forms for accuracy and completeness
• Prepare exhibits and witness files
• Answer telephones and accurately take and relay messages while exhibiting poise, calm, and professionalism

• Arrange for court reporters, video conferencing,...

Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys, including but not limited to managing attorney calendars, coordinating travel arrangements, planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, depositions, recording and monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, filing requirements, discovery and evidence-gathering, opening and sorting mail, and transcribing and entering attorneys’ time entries
• Prepare and edit documents such as letters, memoranda, briefs, pleadings, agreements, contracts, and other legal documents from forms, original handwritten materials, or dictation
• Consistently open, maintain, and organize case files
• Review and revise monthly billing forms for accuracy and completeness
• Prepare exhibits and witness files
• Answer telephones and accurately take and relay messages while exhibiting poise, calm, and professionalism

• Arrange for court reporters, video conferencing,...

Responsibilities:

• Edit and proofread routine law office correspondence and legal case matters.
• Transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft, dictation or transcription.
• Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Professional and positive interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Work with multiple attorneys with minimum supervision.
• Problem solve, use sound judgment and work well under pressure.
• Work within deadlines and effectively handle stress.
• Establish effective working relationships and appropriately interact with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred);
• 5+ years of legal secretarial experience
• Litigation...

Responsibilities:

• Edit and proofread routine law office correspondence and legal case matters.
• Transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft, dictation or transcription.
• Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Professional and positive interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Work with multiple attorneys with minimum supervision.
• Problem solve, use sound judgment and work well under pressure.
• Work within deadlines and effectively handle stress.
• Establish effective working relationships and appropriately interact with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred);
• 5+ years of legal secretarial experience
• Litigation...

Responsibilities:

• Edit and proofread routine law office correspondence and legal case matters.
• Transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft, dictation or transcription.
• Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Professional and positive interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.
• Work with multiple attorneys with minimum supervision.
• Problem solve, use sound judgment and work well under pressure.
• Work within deadlines and effectively handle stress.
• Establish effective working relationships and appropriately interact with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred);
• 5+ years of legal secretarial experience
• Litigation...