Legal Secretary in San Francisco, CA| LawFirmStaff

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Title : Legal Secretary

Location : California - San Francisco
Refer to Job # IFTO707689


Legal Secretary The candidate will primarily support attorney s practicing commercial litigation and transactional regulatory law. Preparation of legal documents and correspondence from draft and edits to final form. Assist in all aspects of litigation including state and federal court filings, including e-filings. Transcribing dictation as needed. Entering and maintaining dates for hearings, depositions and other court related deadlines using litigation calendaring system, Compulaw, as well as using Outlook calendars to schedule other appointments and meetings. Composing materials such as correspondence, discovery, pleadings, briefs, petitions and general administrative forms. Answering phones, preparing and following up on matters relating to document preparation and time keeping/billing. Assist with client engagement and retention including preparation of engagement letter, conflict check and submitting into our accounting system. Qualifications: 5 years experience supporting attorneys working in litigation and transactional regulatory Law. Must have a thorough working knowledge of the Federal and California court systems. Proficiency with Microsoft Word is a must, including the use of styles and the creation and formatting of pleadings and other complex documents including appeals briefs, and tables of content and authorities. Through knowledge of and experience with federal and state court systems including federal e-filing and state court online filing systems. Extensive experience formatting discovery, pleadings and briefs, and generating table of contents using styles, and creation of table of authorities. Proficiency in Word 2013 or higher (using styles for TOC creation, track changes and document comparison) and MS Outlook. Experience with the following software highly preferred: NetDocs or similar file management system, CompuLaw, Best Authority and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Exceptional grammar, spelling, and proofreading skills. Fundamental knowledge of legal terminology, court rules and procedures. Practical knowledge of client billing. Must be proactive, service oriented, detailed, reliable.
 
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