Hybrid Legal Secretary: Litigation Support & Scheduling

State Farm; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

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Job summary

State Farm, a Fortune 50 company, seeks a Legal Secretary for the Tempe, AZ, Claim Litigation office. This hybrid role involves supporting attorneys with calendaring, filing, and correspondence, with no billable hours and opportunities for career advancement.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years’ civil defense litigation secretarial experience, strong organizational and typing skills, and proficiency in E-filing and MS Office. Eligible to work in the U.S. is required.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience preferably in insurance defense or personal injury
• Strong organizational skills, prioritizing urgent and non-urgent tasks (deadlines) and multi-tasking
• E‑filing experience
• Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, local and state rules regarding pleadings and pre‑trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirements (strongly preferred)
• Ability to adapt to a corporate law environment
• Strong written 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

Skills

Calendaring

Scheduling

Organization

E-filing

Legal terminology

Adaptability

Written communication

Typing

Arizona e-filing

Microsoft Office

Case Management

Document Storage

Tools

Arizona e-filing system

Microsoft Office Suite

Case Management system

Document Storage system

Job description

State Farm, a Fortune 50 company, seeks a Legal Secretary for the Tempe, AZ, Claim Litigation office. This hybrid role involves supporting attorneys with calendaring, filing, and correspondence, with no billable hours and opportunities for career advancement.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years’ civil defense litigation secretarial experience, strong organizational and typing skills, and proficiency in E-filing and MS Office. Eligible to work in the U.S. is required.