What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary position at Direct Counsel?
A national law firm has an open position for an experienced full-time Legal Administrative Assistant (Legal Secretary) in their Nashville office, supporting litigation practice groups. This is a fully in-office (5 days) position.
Responsibilities:
- Support Healthcare Litigation attorneys. Responsible for
- Preparing legal filings, formatting documents, TOC and TOA
- Open new matters, coordinating travel, maintaining timekeeper calendars, and expense reports
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years litigation experience or more
- Candidates must be versed in Tennessee state and federal Court e-filing
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be comfortable acting as an executive assistant dealing with confidential matters.
- Must possess strong initiative, demonstrating an ability to resolve issues/problems independently,
- Must have strong organizational skills, be able to work independently as well as in a team setting with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
