Litigation Secretary, AmLaw100 Job at Plona Partners in Atlanta

Firm Ranking: AmLaw100 Firm

Location: Atlanta, GA

Position: Legal Secretary, Litigation

Support Model: 7 Attorneys to 1 Professional Assistant

Target Salary: $70,000 - $95,000

Work Week: 8:30am – 5pm (37.5 hour work week)

Onsite Logistics: 2/3 days onsite

Hiring Manager: Office Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Ability to file (electronically or by courier service) briefs and other documents with various federal, state, and appellate courts with minimal supervision
• Manage multiple attorney calendars using Outlook calendars to schedule appointments, meetings
• Calculating and inputting case related deadlines into firm's docketing program.
• Maintain electronic files for client matters
• Preparing shells for various pleadings, discovery, motions, and correspondence
• Oversee arrangements for in-house and external depositions, including booking court reporters

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7-10 years litigation experience in a law firm setting
• Extensive experience in handling and completing State and Federal eFilings
• Proficient to advanced user of Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Proficient to advanced user of PDF programs such as Adobe, Nuance/Kofax, etc.