A local municipality is looking for an experienced legal secretary for long term contract work. Typically these contracts can last up to six months and often beyond! You will work with a pool of Legal Secretaries servicing attorneys working on a variety of civic cases.
Top non-negotiables:
- Civil litigation, calendaring, demonstrates ability to meet deadlines
- Has strong attention to detail
- Works well in a team environment as well as independently
- Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills
- Has the ability to multi-task efficiently
- Demonstrates proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel & Outlook)
Duties:
- Filing, formatting, law and motions pleadings, proficient with word
- Preparing court statements and forms
- Managing records, projects and calendars to make sure everything functions smoothly
- Transcribing and proofreading legal documents
- Arrange court orders, depositions
- Creating discovery response shells, copying and pasting request
- Indexing and updating pleadings and discovery binders
- Collecting and delivering documents
- Provide response areas for the paralegal
- Filing for State and Federal
- TOC's and TOA's
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. To the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.
