What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary position at Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC?
We are looking for a Legal Secretary to undertake a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. You will be doing work for multiple attorneys and 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
- Answering the phones, setting appointments, calendaring, scheduling depositions, making travel arrangements for attorneys and clients
- Setting up depositions
- Accounts payable for case expenses
- Produce and file various legal documents such as appeals, motions or petitions; prepare responses to opposing counsel
- Preserve an updated case record system
- Maintain and update inventories of contact details
- Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders
- Requesting and organizing client medical records
- Prepare and transmit attorney correspondence
- Organize and maintain client files, including bates-stamping of documents
Skills
- Proven experience as legal secretary
- Knowledge of constitution, legal terminology, regulations and court system
- Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, dictaphone etc)
- Proficiency in English
- Outstanding time-management and typing skills including transcribing dictation
- Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people
- Five or more years of experience preferred
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $31.25 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Ability to Commute:
- New Orleans, LA 70130 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $31