Legal Secretary- Personal Injury

Stark & Stark; Yardley (Bucks County); On-site; USD 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Yardley, PA is seeking a Legal Secretary specializing in Personal Injury. The ideal candidate will have experience in a law firm, proficient in Microsoft Office, and possess strong organizational and communication skills. This role includes managing case documents, client communications, and supporting attorneys in a fast-paced legal environment.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) plan with contributions

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a law firm.
• Preferred experience in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury matters.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform client intake, gather medical records and prepare legal documents.
• Manage scheduling for attorneys and liaise with clients.
• Handle administrative duties including correspondence and filing.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Customer service demeanor

Education

Two years of law firm experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Job Description

Since 1933, Stark & Stark has developed innovative legal solutions to meet our clients’ needs. With experienced attorneys in more than 30 practice areas, putting the law to work for our clients is the basis for building and maintaining our practice.

Job Description

Since 1933, Stark & Stark has developed innovative legal solutions to meet our clients’ needs. With experienced attorneys in more than 30 practice areas, putting the law to work for our clients is the basis for building and maintaining our practice.

Job Summary: Stark & Stark is actively recruiting for a Legal Secretary in our Yardley, Pennsylvania office. The ideal candidate will be self-directed and detailed-oriented with the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Perform the legal support duties of client intake, gathering medical records and preparing pleadings, discovery demands, discovery responses, and motions.
• Professionally answer and handle phone calls and act as client liaison on practice matters.
• Manage the scheduling of conference calls with attorneys, mediations, court appearances with the clients, expert witnesses, other law firms, settlement conferences, oral arguments, and trials.
• Work with witnesses and other law firms to coordinate deposition and trial testimony.
• Handle miscellaneous administrative duties such as composing correspondence, proofing documents, copying, filing, faxing, mailing, and handling general office duties as needed.
• Process expense reimbursements as needed.
• Sort and distribute department mail.
• Handle other responsibilities as directed.
  
  

Qualifications:

• The right candidate will have at least two years of law firm experience.
• Experience in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury matters is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office is a must.
• The ideal candidate will be self-directed, and detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.
• Able to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain a high level of discretion, judgment, confidentiality, professional and ethical standards in communications with both external and internal parties.
• Well organized and able to see an assignment through to successful conclusion.
• Self-directed; able to think analytically and solve problems with little direction.
• Able to demonstrate a customer service demeanor regardless of the person or issue at hand.
  
  

Compensation & Benefits:

Stark & Stark is committed to the health and well-being of its staff members. The firm offers a full range of benefits, including medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage. The firm also provides generous paid time off, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, disability benefits and 401(k) plan with firm contributions.

Compensation will be determined based on multiple factors, including candidate experience, qualifications, accomplishments, and location. Employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based merit increases rewarding individual and firm achievements.

• No calls or emails from staffing agencies or recruiters, please. Unsolicited resumes from search firms will not be considered when no contract is in place.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stark & Stark’s policy is to make employment decisions based on merit, ability, and competence. Except where required by law, employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or staff member’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or any other characteristic provided by law. Qualified minorities, females, veterans, and attorneys with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is also our policy to provide a work environment that is free of harassment of any kind, including that which is sexual, age-related, or ethnic.

Mansfield Rule

As part of its continued efforts to actively recruit and advance the recruitment, development, and promotion of diverse lawyers, Stark & Stark is participating in Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Rule initiative. The Mansfield Rule is named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to practice law in the United States. It measures whether law firms affirmatively consider diverse lawyers for hiring, advancement, and significant leadership roles.

Under this initiative, we strive for a candidate pool consisting of at least 30% women, attorneys from underrepresented racial and/or ethnic groups, lawyers with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+ attorneys. The Mansfield Rule initiative also includes a commitment by Stark & Stark to be transparent in our internal governance, particularly with our selection guidelines and job descriptions for firm management roles and committees.

Company Description

Since 1933, Stark & Stark has developed innovative legal solutions to meet our clients’ needs. We have experienced attorneys in more than 30 practice areas and a commitment to putting the law to work for our clients. We believe that is the basis for building and maintaining our practice.”

Since 1933, Stark & Stark has developed innovative legal solutions to meet our clients’ needs. We have experienced attorneys in more than 30 practice areas and a commitment to putting the law to work for our clients. We believe that is the basis for building and maintaining our practice.”

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