Legal Secretary — Efficient Filing & Confidential Support

Jamison Professional Services, Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); In loco; USD 45.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A professional services firm is seeking a qualified Legal Secretary to manage electronic filings and case files. The ideal candidate will have a High School diploma or GED, four years of experience in a law firm, and excellent business writing skills. Responsibilities include preserving client confidences and preparing legal documents. This role offers standard working hours with opportunities for overtime. Applicants must be eligible for employment contingent upon background checks.

Competenze

• Four years of experience as a secretary in a law firm.
• Demonstrated experience in business writing and legal formats.

Mansioni

• Manage electronic filings and case files.
• Protect confidences and privileged communications.

Conoscenze

Business writing

Legal formatting

Typing (60 wpm)

Formazione

High School diploma or GED

Descrizione del lavoro

Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (“Jamison”) is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position ofLegal Secretary.

Job Title: Legal Secretary

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
A federal government agency is undergoing a multi-year Strategic Transformation to deliver safer, more reliable, and customer-focused transit across the Washington DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia region. Guided by the “Your Metro, The Way Forward” Strategic Transformation Plan, the customer is aligning its operations, technology, organizational structure, and capital investments to meet evolving customer needs, improve efficiency, and strengthen regional mobility. This transformation addresses changes in ridership patterns, growing customer expectations, new transportation competitors, and budget challenges intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative enhances cross-department collaboration, modernizes processes, and supports long-term sustainability and trusted service for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities:
Performs electronic filings with various courts and properly manages electronic documents for retrieval; Prepares and maintains case files, including pleadings, correspondence, exhibits, etc. and other files at the request of attorneys.
Preserves and protects the confidences and privileged communications of all clients and the Office of the General Counsel.

REQUIRED AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
High School diploma or GED
Four (4) years of experience as a secretary in a law firm.
Demonstrated experience in business writing, correspondence presentation and legal formats.
Ability to type 60 wpm.

Location: Washington, DC / Alexandria, VA / Silver Spring, MD

Schedule:
Standard hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one (1) hour unpaid lunch break. However, the COTR may request temporary services for periods in excess of a seven and one half (7.5) hour day or a thirty-seven and one-half hour (37.5) hour week. Temporary personnel working six (6) hours or more are required to take a one-half hour unpaid lunch break. Overtime: Hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in one week is considered as overtime work, all overtime must be approved by the COTR in advance.

Clearance Level Required: Employment is contingent upon successfully completing any required background checks, in accordance with applicable law.

JAMISON CORPORATE OVERVIEW:
Jamison Professional Services, Inc. (Jamison) is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management, administrative, healthcare, court reporters and transcriptionist experts, and document/ record and telehealth operational support solutions to U.S. Government, State, and commercial clients. Jamison is a nationwide professional staff augmentation company, that helps commercial clients and government agencies expand their talent acquisition reach by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to be successful.
Jamison offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the commercial and government sectors. We seek employees who share our values of service excellence, integrity, and professionalism.
Jamison affords equal employment opportunity to all individuals, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Our employees, as well as applicants and others with whom we do business, will not be subjected to sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, or any other form of unlawful harassment and/or discrimination. In addition, Jamison adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.
Jamison’s commitment to equal opportunity is applied through every aspect of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, termination, and all other matters of employment.
Applicants may be required to successfully complete an online assessment to determine qualifications for positions requiring specific skills.
All applications must be submitted through our application system at: https://www.jps-online.com/apply-now/