Legal Secretary

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of office experience, ideally in an administrative capacity, and an interest in the legal field; prior legal industry experience is a plus but not required as training will be provided.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting multiple litigation attorneys and paralegals
• E-filing documents with Federal and State courts
• Drafting, editing and formatting correspondence, briefs, pleadings, TOA’s, TOC’s and other legal documents
• Drafting caption pages and shells for discovery and motions
• Reviewing court websites for Local Court Rules
• Calendaring and maintaining files
• Scheduling depositions
• Entering check requests, expense reports and attorney’s timesheets
• Assisting with catering requests and travel as needed for trials
• Providing backup receptionist coverage as needed

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 months - 3+ years of experience supporting litigation attorneys
• Prior intellectual property litigation experience is highly preferred but not required
• Must have excellent communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to work on multiple concurrent projects calmly and confidently in a friendly, fast-paced, team environment
• Must be detail oriented and have good word-processing skills
• Must be reliable, proactive, flexible and self-motivated
• Computer skills should include Microsoft Office 2019 and basic document processing