Legal Secretary Job at Burnett Specialists Staffing & Recruiting in Dallas

Job Description

Prestigious insurance defense law firm, is seeking a full-time Legal (Litigation) Secretary with 10+ years of experience to provide secretarial support to 4+ attorneys for our Insurance Litigation and Coverage Section. Qualified candidates will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

Job Duties:

•Provides administrative support to litigation attorneys in the practice of law;

•Assists in preparing for hearings, trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, meetings, etc. in a fast-paced, high volume litigation practice;

•Types pleadings, discovery, briefs, status reports, and correspondence from dictation;

•Maintains, organizes, and manages client files;

•Dockets/calendars deadlines;

•Organizes & sorts emails for attorneys;

•Manages electronic and paper filing systems (state and federal);

•Enters attorney time into billing system;

•Assist with billing and appeals of deductions;

•Exercises discretion and maintains information of a confidential nature;

•Handles multiple tasks simultaneously;

•Assists with providing coverage when other secretaries are out of the office;

•Works occasional overtime, as needed;

•Other duties as assigned;

Qualifications:

•Ten plus (10+) years of recent litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience is important;

•Advanced knowledge of the litigation process; rules of procedure; excellent litigation, secretarial, grammar, and proofreading skills;

•High proficiency in MS Office Suite;

•Ability to operate standard office equipment;

•Experience with electronic court filings (state and federal);

•Familiarity with DMS (document management system), preferably iManage;

•Ability to turn constructive feedback into best practices for future use;

•Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with co-workers, clients, courts and opposing counsel and be proactive about seeking clarification of ambiguities;

•Ability to read and understand attorney mail and email;

•Typing speed of 65+ words per minute;

Meet The Recruiter

Maggie Dunn
Direct-Hire Recruiting Manager

Burnett Specialists is consistently ranked as the number one recruiting firm in Austin by the Austin Business Journal year after year!

I've helped thousands of talented candidates with experience ranging from entry-level to c-level over the course of my professional recruiting career. My mission is to establish long-lasting relationships between newly hired employees and their employers by matching exciting job opportunities with the right candidates!

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