What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary position at Kean Miller LLP?
Description
With 200 attorneys from offices in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Houston and The Woodlands, Kean Miller serves the legal needs of the people, businesses, and industries that drive the regional economy. Our people provide creative solutions, unique strategies, and unparalleled value that allow our clients to perform at the highest level.
Kean Miller has an opening for a Legal Secretary to work in our downtown Lafayette office.
The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of state and federal court rules and filing procedures; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; possess excellent organizational, time management, word processing, proofreading, and strong multi-tasking skills.
Duties
- Draft, proof, edit documents (letters, motions and pleadings)
- E-File court filings
- Maintain and track schedules and calendars for attorneys
- Arrange meetings and conference calls
- Open new matters
- Run conflict checks
- Maintain an electronic and paper filing system
- Coordinate travel arrangements
- Process expenses and/or invoices for payment
- Input time into billing software
- Transcribe dictation
Job Requirements
- Prior litigation experience in a defense firm (min 3 years)
- Familiar with federal and state filing procedures
- Experience with a document management system
- Keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Clear and effective communication skills both orally and in writing
- Must enjoy working in a team environment in the office 5 days a week
- Must be able to multi-task and successfully manage a variety of demands daily
- High proficiency in MS Office Suite
What Kean Miller Offers
Kean Miller provides its employees with competitive salaries and a full paid benefits package, a great work environment, stability, generous paid time off, paid parking and contributes to a 401k plan.
How to Apply
Please email a confidential resume to hr@keanmiller.com.
The Firm is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws and strictly prohibits, and does not tolerate, discrimination against employees, applicants, and others based upon race, color, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, transsexual status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, religion, creed, genetic tests or genetic information, sickle cell trait, or any other status, characteristic, or activity protected by applicable law. This applies to all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, discipline, and discharge.
