What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary position at Law Firm?
Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a specialized Legal Secretary to undertake a variety of administrative and clerical tasks in our Mandeville and Metairie locations. You will work under the supervision of an attorney and will also provide support in assigned legal cases. The goal is to sustain efficiency of all office procedures and case management so as to guarantee reliability and consistency.
Responsibilities :
- Provide administrative support to one or more lawyers
- Effectively communicate with witnesses, clients, colleagues and partners
- Write synopses of depositions, contract, testimony and medical summaries
- Source and verify important case intelligence
- Produce and file various legal documents such as appeals, motions or petitions
- Preserve an updated case record system
- Answer phone calls, take notes / messages and redirect calls when appropriate
- Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders
- Enter time in billing system and keep updated
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