Hybrid Legal Secretary — Litigation Scheduling & Docs

State Farm; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company contributions

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

State Farm is seeking a Legal Secretary in Bowie, MD to support attorneys with calendaring, mail handling, and electronic/paper filing. The role requires familiarity with Maryland/DC filing rules and strong organizational skills in a legal setting.

You will interact with clients and courts, assist with drafting legal documents, and coordinate scheduling for depositions and hearings in a hybrid office environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience preferably in insurance defense or personal injury
• Calendaring and scheduling experience within a legal environment
• Strong organizational skills, prioritizing urgent and non-urgent tasks (deadlines, handling demands), multitasking
• E-filing experience in Maryland and/or District of Columbia
• Knowledge of legal terminology, local and state rules regarding pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirement (strongly preferred)
• Ability to adapt to a corporate law environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills (proofreading, attention to detail, formatting)
• Accurate typing skills

Responsibilities

• Apply specialized knowledge of legal procedures
• Calendar management, processing mail, electronic/paper filing
• Schedule litigation events, including depositions, mediations and hearings
• Drafting routine correspondence and legal documents
• Communicating with clients

Skills

Calendaring

Scheduling

Organization

e-filing (MD/DC)

Legal terminology

Corporate law adaptability

Communication

Typing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Case Management system

Document Storage system

Maryland/DC electronic filing

Job description

State Farm is seeking a Legal Secretary in Bowie, MD to support attorneys with calendaring, mail handling, and electronic/paper filing. The role requires familiarity with Maryland/DC filing rules and strong organizational skills in a legal setting.

You will interact with clients and courts, assist with drafting legal documents, and coordinate scheduling for depositions and hearings in a hybrid office environment.