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Title : Legal Secretary - Commercial Litigation

Location : Florida - Orlando
Refer to Job # HRSV799823

This mid size Orlando office maintains a full service civil law practice. The is organized into the following areas: litigation, health law, communications and media, employment and labor, tax, personal planning and employee benefits, securities and public offering, real estate, and business and corporate office. Attorneys have a very strong work ethic and work in an environment that is marked by integrity, civility, sensibility, diversity, and professional excellence. The firm offers comprehensive benefit plans and has implemented numerous programs in support of work-life balance. In addition the firm is actively involved in actively involved in their community and provides pro bono legal services.
Legal Secretary - Commercial Litigation The candidate delivers excellent work and superior service to the Firm's clients; contributes to the Firm's reputation for excellence by providing highly efficient and effective secretarial and administrative support to a legal team consisting of five or more attorneys. Communicates with attorneys and assists in balancing the team's workload to ensure completion of projects within established time frames and quality standards; seeks guidance from the Human Resources Manager as necessary. Prepares and processes legal documents including, but not limited to subpoenas, complaints, motions and other legal documents and pleadings under the supervision and direction of the attorneys. Schedules and coordinates hearings with Federal and state courts. Schedules and coordinates depositions and other attorney/client meetings. Dockets legal pleadings and calendars other dates as appropriate. Manages attorneys calendars. Assists with opening and closing of client matters. Organizes and maintains client files and form files. Assists with billing/edits; enters attorney time into time entry system as requested. Enters expenses into the expense system and requests checks for various vendors. Provides dependable, flexible support. Demonstrates teamwork by providing secretarial and administrative support to others as requested by the Human Resources Manager whenever workload permits; contributes to the assimilation of new legal and support staff. Other duties as requested and assigned. Should have 3+ years of law firm experience, supporting a minimum of five attorneys. Advanced skills with Outlook and Word (using styles, track changes and document comparison programs). Demonstrated proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint. Advanced skills with Adobe Acrobat. Proven aptitude to learn new software applications. Must have knowledge of appellate, federal, and state court systems, including appellate and federal e-filing and state court online filing systems. Fundamental knowledge of legal terminology, court rules and procedures essential.

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