Legal Secretary – Litigation – 3567351

Job Title: Legal Secretary – Litigation

Location: Cerritos, CA 90703

Salary/Payrate: $80K-$95K (some flex) + bonus and AWESOME
benefits!!!

Work Environment: Onsite

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: No

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets
hired

JOB DESCRIPTION #LI-SD1

* Prepares and revises legal documents, correspondence,
memoranda, and e-mails from written form as well as from
transcription
* Assembles documents and exhibits for court filings and
recordings, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, depositions or
other engagements
* Proofreads prepared materials to ensure documents are free from
typographical and grammatical errors and are formatted according
to Firm standards
* Reads, sorts and prints incoming mail, and e-mails and
distributes as appropriate
* Schedules appointments and meetings for attorneys
* Manages and maintains calendar for deadlines; ensures important
dates are recorded on the master calendar
* Maintains client files and chron files
* Proficiency with utilizing computer and transcription equipment
to produce legal documents, correspondence, memoranda and
e-mails, as well as other office equipment such as photocopier,
fax machine and postage meter

Other duties as needed:

* Arranges for travel for attorneys including hotel, airline and
transportation
* Assists in the preparation of marketing materials such as pitch
folders, attorney biographies and PowerPoint presentations
* Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

* High School Diploma
* Prior litigation legal secretary experience.
* Ability to type, read, and write in order to proofread and
perform initial input and revisions to legal documents,
correspondence, memoranda and e-mail.
* Must have knowledge of MS Office Suite which includes Word,
Excel, PowerPoint
* Knowledge of document management systems such as IManage
* Ability to type 70 wpm
* Ability to organize and prioritize workflow for multiple
attorneys
* Interpersonal skills to communicate verbally, in writing and by
telephone in a professional manner with clients, attorneys,
vendors and staff
* Ability to operate office equipment such as computer,
transcription equipment, fax machine and advanced functions on
photocopiers