Legal Secretary- Chicago

Cassiday Schade LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cassiday Schade LLP seeks a Legal Secretary for its Chicago Office. The ideal candidate will manage legal documents, assist attorneys, and maintain filing systems with a focus on civil litigation, requiring strong organizational and communication skills as well as relevant experience.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• Five plus years of civil litigation experience required.
• Reliable, hardworking, self-starter.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and court procedures is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, format, edit, proofread, and finalize legal documents.
• File court documents and assist with management of attorney calendars.
• Draft and issue discovery subpoenas.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Typing skills

Transcription skills

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Knowledge of court procedures

Teamwork

Ability to multi-task

Tools

PDF software

iManage

Chrome River

Job description

This range is provided by Cassiday Schade LLP. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$50,000.00/yr - $70,000.00/yr

Direct message the job poster from Cassiday Schade LLP

Cassiday Schade LLP, a mid-sized regional civil litigation defense firm, has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Secretary for its Chicago Office.

The candidate must be reliable, hardworking, self-starter who possesses excellent organizational and communication skills, both within the Firm, with clients, and other legal professionals. Candidate must be a team player with the ability to multi-task and work independently. The candidate must be a skilled typist with competent transcription abilities, along with proficiencies in Microsoft 365 and PDF software. An ideal candidate will have some familiarity with medical terminology and a working knowledge of court procedures including electronic filing and some experience with trial work. Civil litigation experience required. This candidate should have five plus years of experience. Excellent benefits and a salary commensurate with skills.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare, format, edit, proofread, and finalize legal documents and correspondence.
• Filing court documents with various courts (State/Federal/Appellate), as well as a working knowledge of court procedures.
• Prepare conflict checks and open new matters.
• Assist in management of attorney calendars, including deposition and meeting scheduling.
• Draft and issue discovery subpoenas, recordkeeping & follow-up.
• Transcription.
• Filing documents into the document management system and maintaining client files.
• Process attorney mail and invoices for payment.
• Closing files.
• iManage and Chrome River experience a plus.
• Other administrative tasks/duties assigned.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Law Practice

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Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

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