What are the responsibilities and job description for the CONTRACT | Legal Secretary position at Lawyers On Demand, a Consilio Company?
Job Description
Job Description
Lawyers on Demand is currently seeking a contract Legal Secretary for a hybrid assignment in Costa Mesa, California with one of our prestigious law firm clients.
This role offers remote work days on Monday and Friday, and in-office days Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The office hours are 8AM - 4 : 30PM with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break.
This role will pay a maximum of $35 / hour dependent on experience .
This role will last 2 months and the law firm will cover parking fees.
Job Description :
Reporting to the Administrative Support Supervisor this position will be responsible for providing a broad range of administrative, secretarial and document processing support with guidance to the assigned Practice Group in an environment where superior client service is emphasized and practiced.
Maintaining an in-office presence is important to delivering our services through an integrated and collaborative work culture. Firm policy requires this role to work in the office three days per week as scheduled by their manager unless client demands, or another accommodation approved by their practice group, require them to be elsewhere.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Regularly utilizes Task Delegation and Workflow Management software (BigHand) to receive, enter and update assignments; timely communicates with supervisor(s) through BigHand and / or directly the status of task completion and new developments that may impact the assignment and proactively seeks additional information or guidance when needed.
- Assists with word processing; edits and proofreads correspondence, memorandums, reports, and other general communications.
- Answers phones and takes messages, schedules appointments and coordinates meetings; arranges audio and video conferences; reserves conference rooms and arranges set-ups.
- Maintains attorney calendar and advises attorney of appointments, updates attorney address book and InterAction entries.
- Assists with time entry.
- Processes new business intake, related forms, and correspondence.
- Processes expense reports and invoices; arranges check requests; monitors through completion.
- Arranges travel and prepares itineraries; maintains attorney travel and desk profiles.
- Coordinates or assists with printing, scanning, copying of documents and / or sending of same.
- Provides legal research, case support and project assistance.
- Other administrative duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Lawyers On Demand (LOD) offers flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, candidate’s general skill set, applicability of candidate skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors. A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role
Company Description
Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.
Company Description
Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company, is a global leader in legal staffing, eDiscovery, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations by providing identifying and sourcing talented individuals for staffing needs, using innovative software, combining deep legal and regulatory industry expertise and excellent client service.
Salary : $15 - $100
