Fawkes IDM is hiring: Litigation Legal Secretary in Washington

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 experience (required);
• Working knowledge of iManage and Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and etc.)
• Work independently and thrive as part of a team.
• Prepares complex documents, correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents under the supervision of an attorney or paralegal.
• Opens new files and client matters, requests conflict of interest checks, and maintains all client and general files