Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Higgs Fletcher & Mack is hiring: Legal Secretary (Transactional) in San Diego
Higgs Fletcher & Mack, San Diego, CA, United States, 92189
Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP, one of San Diego’s oldest and most prestigious law firms, has an opening for an experienced Transactional Legal Secretary. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support to attorneys and paralegals
- Prepare, revise, proofread and redline legal documents
- Prepare documents
- Compose materials such as correspondence, letters, client communications.
- Create, copy, and mail correspondence to clients
- Track certified mailings and overnight deliveries
- Prepare engagement letters, conflict waivers, run conflicts reports, and submit new matter openings
- Maintain attorney calendars and monitor important deadlines
- Manage, plan, and calendar all conference calls and meetings, including client interface
- Perform administrative support functions, such as scanning documents into document management system, e-mailing documents to clients, maintain and update electronic and physical files, prepare and submit check requests, process invoices, and schedule conference rooms etc.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of three years' experience as a Legal Secretary with transactional experience
- Strong system skills in document management systems and digital filing
- Proficient knowledge of Outlook, Word, DocuSign, and Excel
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to interact well with clients, vendors and coworkers
- Ability to balance competing and changing priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Diligent in meeting deadlines and completing assigned tasks