Legal Secretary (Litgation)

Prestige Workforce Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A top-tier AMLaw 100 firm is seeking a highly skilled Legal Secretary to provide comprehensive administrative support. This role involves coordinating legal tasks, managing timelines, and preparing legal documents while ensuring high service levels. Ideal candidates will have extensive legal experience and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of legal secretarial or relevant legal experience.
• Litigation experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to clients.
• Prepare complex legal documents and maintain client materials.
• Manage legal and administrative practices to meet client expectations.

Skills

Organizational

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

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Our client, a top-tier AMLaw 100 firm, is seeking a highly skilled Legal Secretary to join their team. The Legal Secretary in this role will provide comprehensive administrative support to both internal and external clients

Responsibilities

• Ensure a consistent physical presence to support a collaborative work environment, optimizing assignments, cross-training, and peer support for seamless service delivery.
• Coordinate legal practice tasks and projects, managing timelines and resources effectively.
• Handle various administrative functions including finance/billing-related tasks, time and expense entries, new matter openings, client presentations, meetings, and other projects.
• Collaborate with and delegate tasks to firm resources such as DPS, Williams Lea, and Client Service Center, ensuring efficient task management across international offices
• Prepare complex legal documents and correspondence, file with appropriate courts or agencies, and maintain client materials in document management systems.
• Engage with the Finance Department to manage editing, time entry practices, and the client billing process, including proofreading, applying task codes, handling rate changes, write-offs, and preparing expense reports and audits.
• Manage legal and administrative practices to maintain high service levels that meet client expectations.
• Willingness to work overtime as necessary and demonstrate adaptability and innovation in handling a variety of projects.
• Advanced organizational, prioritization, coordination, and teamwork skills.
• Expert proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, including document editing and web-based conferencing tools.
• Comprehensive understanding of timekeeping, expense processing, and legal billing.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant jurisdictional, court, and agency processes and procedures.
• Proficient in document management applications and adept at coordinating with firm-wide departments for effective communication and result delivery.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines and deliver results while adhering to firm policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of legal secretarial or relevant legal experience (required).
• Litigation experience (required)

This position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a dynamic, high-stakes environment and is committed to excellence in client service.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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