Legal Secretary - Litigation in Minneapolis, MN| LawFirmStaff

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Title : Legal Secretary - Litigation

Location : Minnesota - Minneapolis
Refer to Job # ANIU829027

This large firm has many offices across the United States and offers a full-service practice that includes corporate, litigation, bankruptcy, tax, employment, and other types of law. The firm has a reputation for providing cost-effective services and communicating well with its clients. It is particularly strong in representation of financial institutions. They also are committed to community service and pro bono work. Excellent training is provided to all attorneys so they can improve their skills and keep up with changes in the law.
Legal Secretary - Litigation The candidate will be drafting, preparing, proofreading and processing pleadings, discovery, briefs, and correspondence. Assisting with trial preparation. Docketing case deadlines and daily mail. Electronically filing and handling service of pleadings according to the local rules in state and federal court, and FINRA rules of procedure. Filing maintenance and organization. Answering telephones. Using Microsoft Office applications. Handling client matters (when appropriate) through telephone and e-mail. Using Intapp Time (software package) for time and expenses. Keeping record of attorney's time and expenses and submits to Accounting Department in a timely fashion; recapping expense memoranda and other miscellaneous accounting projects as assigned. Maintaining work calendars by scheduling appointments, conference calls and other meetings. Preparing travel, hotel and car arrangements. General office duties, such as preparing copies, printing e-mailing and documenting. Organizing and maintaining extensive sets of files, both paper and electronic. Using FileTrail (software package) and organizing/maintaining sets of files. Communicating timely and effectively with attorneys and staff via multiple methods (in-person, phone, email, instant message, etc.). Backing up staff support in litigation and other departments. Should have 4+ years of experience as a litigation secretary in a law firm, in-house litigation department or other litigation environment. Should preferably have experience working on federal and state court litigation, arbitrations, FINRA arbitrations and regulatory enforcement investigations and actions, particularly in the areas of commercial and securities litigation. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and working knowledge of Powerpoint and Excel is required
 
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