What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary position at Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC?
Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC is seeking a legal secretary with at least three years of litigation experience to provide support to multiple attorneys in a fast-paced law firm environment. Successful candidates will have an ability to maintain and prioritize workloads and deadlines and have strong verbal and written communication skills. Familiarity with Microsoft Office, document management systems, and filing in local, state, federal and appellate courts is required. Bachelors degree preferred.
Job Responsibilities
- Open, develop, and maintain physical and electronic case files through trial.
- Gather, request, and organize medical records, accident reports, bills, claim files, etc.
- Maintain calendar for partner and associates to include court appearances, depositions, meetings, case deadlines.
- Coordinating depositions, hearings, mediations, etc. in multi-party cases.
- Draft and file various pleadings including interrogatories, requests for production of documents, subpoenas, simple motions, and notices in Federal and State Court.
- Prepared settlement and release agreements in varying complexities.
- Assist attorneys with discovery document management and production.
- Prepare attorneys for hearings, trial, depositions, and mediations, including preparing notebooks of key documents and exhibits.
- Perform electronic filing in State and Federal Courts via Odyssey, Peach Court, and CM/ECF electronic filing.
- Perform comprehensive background checks through Lexis and various social media outlets.
- Draft correspondence and e-mails with clients, all counsel, medical facilities, various courts, and all interested parties.
- Adherence to stringent billing and reporting guidelines for multiple corporate clients, including calendaring all required reports.
- Perform time entry and require monthly budgeting and ensure timely billing.
- Extensive experience with document management software, preferably iManage.
- Great benefits package
- Salary commensurate with experience