Job Description:
This role supports attorneys and legal teams by performing administrative duties, preparing legal documents, coordinating communications, and maintaining confidential records. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of legal terminology and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, format, proofread, and file legal documents, correspondence, and reports.
• Manage attorney calendars, appointments, court dates, and deadlines.
• Organize and maintain case files, legal records, and client information.
• Transcribes dictation as needed.
• Ensures that Attorney time sheets are prepared on a timely basis.
• Communicate with clients, courts, government agencies, and other legal professionals.
• Schedule meetings, depositions, hearings, and conferences.
• Conduct basic legal research and gather supporting documentation as directed.
• Ability to proofread typed material for grammatical, typographical and spelling errors.
• Ensure compliance with legal procedures and confidentiality requirements.
• Screens telephone calls and records messages.

Skills & Requirements:

• Three (3) to Five (5) years experience as a Legal Secretary.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, including personal computer, copier, facsimile and telephone.
• Knowledge of legal terminology, procedures, and court filing requirements is a plus.
• Ability to type at a level of 60 w.p.m.; transcribes dictation as needed
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential information.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from clients, attorneys and staff