Legal Secretary
Custom Personnel
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Job summary
CustomPersonnel's client is a reputable law firm with over fifty years of experience. We are seeking a Legal Secretary to support a busy practice, focusing on wills, trusts, and probate matters. You will handle document preparation, calendar management, and client communications.
The role involves formatting, proofreading, filing, dictation transcription, and assisting with basic legal research while maintaining strict confidentiality of all client and firm information.
Qualifications
- Experience with wills and trusts is required.
- Probate experience is highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Typing, formatting, proofreading and filing legal documents
- Answering and directing phone calls, emails and faxes from clients, witnesses and court staff
- Managing attorney calendars and scheduling appointments, hearings and meetings
- Organizing and maintaining physical and electronic case files
- Transcribing dictation from lawyers
- Preparing and filing documents with courts, agencies and opposing counsel
- Assisting with basic legal research and verifying case citations
- Handling expense reports, timekeeping and client billing
- Maintaining confidentiality of client and firm information
Skills
Job description
CustomPersonnel has a client seeking a Legal Secretary for their law office. The client is a reputable law firm with over fifty years of experience.
Must have experience with wills and trusts. Probate experience highly desired.
Responsibilities MayInclude:
- Typing, formatting, proofreading and filing legal documents
- Answering and directing phone calls, emails and faxes from clients, witnesses and court staff
- Managing attorney calendars and scheduling appointments, hearings and meetings
- Organizing and maintaining physical and electronic case files
- Transcribing dictation from lawyers
- Preparing and filing documents with courts, agencies and opposing counsel
- Assisting with basic legal research and verifying case citations
- Handling expense reports, timekeeping and client billing
- Maintaining confidentiality of client and firm information
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