Litigation Secretary

Pomerantz LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive benefits package

Remote Fridays

Zusammenfassung

A preeminent plaintiffs’ law firm is seeking a litigation secretary with a minimum of 4 years’ experience. This role involves providing high-quality secretarial support, managing calendars, and preparing court filings. Candidates should have strong communication skills, experience with legal tools like NetDocs and Surepoint, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The position offers a competitive salary of $80,000-$95,000 and remote Fridays.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a litigation secretary.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong note-taking skills.

Aufgaben

• Provide high quality secretarial and administrative support to supervising attorneys.
• Prepare and complete various state and federal court filings.
• Perform calendar management and schedule various appointments.
• Edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents.
• Track and input attorney time using Surepoint.

Kenntnisse

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Interpersonal communication

Verbal communication

Written communication

Tools

NetDocs

Surepoint

Jobbeschreibung

A preeminent plaintiffs’ law firm specializing in plaintiffs’ securities class actions and corporate governance seeks a litigation secretary with a minimum of 4 years’ experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality secretarial and administrative support to supervising attorneys.
• Prepare and complete various state and federal court filings.
• Perform calendar management; schedule meetings, conference calls, travel, appointments, depositions, due dates, court appearances, etc.; anticipate, identify, and resolve potential issues.
• Edit and proofread correspondence and legal documents for content, grammar, spelling, and formatting.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word for legal word processing, best authority generation and formatting of tables of authorities, Microsoft Excel for spreadsheet creation and formatting, and Outlook for communication and calendaring.
• Edit legal pleadings, including developing tables of contents/tables of authorities and performing PDF to Word conversions with quality‑control checking while applying firm styles and formatting.
• Check and apply courts’ local rules and judges’ individual rules to daily preparation and filing of legal pleadings.
• Track and input attorney time using Surepoint.
• Generate expense reports and check requests.
• Assist with reception coverage where needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of NetDocs and Surepoint.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a very fast‑paced environment.
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, and strong note‑taking skills.
• Independent thinking and creative problem‑solving skills to generate results.

Competitive benefits package

Salary: $80,000-$95,000 – Commensurate with experience

Remote Fridays