Legal Secretary
Skills
AdministrationArrangingCourt AppearancesDocument Management SystemsEasily AdaptableEventsLegal Writing
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a legal secretary legal administrative assistant legal assistant or similar role in a law firm environment with hands-on legal docketing and calendar management
- Working knowledge of court deadlines and how to calculate them under applicable rules
- Experience with docketing and calendaring software strongly preferred
- Strong case file management and organizational skills
- Proficiency with legal terminology procedures and documentation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Word Outlook and Excel and document management systems
- Excellent time-management skills and ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective relationships with staff and clients
- Solid drafting proofreading and editing skills
- Reliability flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to take on new responsibilities and challenges
Nice to have
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Discretion
- Highly organized
- Fast-paced adaptability
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Flexible
Day to day
- Provide high-level administrative support to attorneys paralegals and management in a busy litigation practice
- Maintain legal dockets and master calendars by tracking court deadlines hearing dates discovery cutoffs and other case events
- Organize case files evidence exhibits correspondence and schedules while coordinating with clients witnesses experts and other parties