Floater Legal Secretary

Adams & Martin Group; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Adams & Martin Group in Walnut Creek is seeking a full-time Floater Legal Secretary to join our office. This role provides absence coverage and overflow support to attorneys and secretaries across litigation and transactional practice groups.

You will support multiple practice areas, prepare and format pleadings, handle state and federal filings including e-filing, and manage calendars and deadlines. Hybrid schedule after 60 days: 2 remote days and 3 in-office days per week.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of recent litigation secretary experience.
• Willingness to provide regular transactional legal support.
• Strong knowledge of civil litigation processes.
• Experience with state and federal court filings and procedures.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and client service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide litigation and transactional secretarial support across practice areas.
• Prepare, revise, and format pleadings, discovery, correspondence, briefs, TOAs, TOCs, and other legal documents.
• Handle state and federal court filings, including e-filing.
• Manage attorney calendars, deadlines, and case-related documentation.
• Adapt quickly to varying attorney preferences and workflow needs.

Skills

Litigation secretarial experience

Transactional support

Civil litigation knowledge

Court filings experience

Organizational skills

Client service

Communication skills

Job description

A well-established law firm is seeking a full-time Floater Legal Secretary to join its Walnut Creek office. This role provides absence coverage and overflow support to attorneys and legal secretaries across the litigation and transactional practice groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide litigation and transactional legal secretarial support as needed across multiple practice areas
• Prepare, revise, and format pleadings, discovery, correspondence, briefs, TOAs, TOCs, and other legal documents
• Handle state and federal court filings, including e-filing
• Manage attorney calendars, deadlines, and case-related documentation
• Adapt quickly to varying attorney preferences and workflow needs

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of recent litigation secretary experience required
• Willingness and ability to provide regular transactional legal support
• Strong knowledge of all phases of the civil litigation process
• Experience with state and federal court filings and procedures
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and client service skills

This position requires a highly adaptable professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys supporting multiple practice groups.

• Monday-Friday
• Hybrid schedule available after 60 days: 2 remote days and 3 in-office days per week

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.