Remote Litigation Legal Secretary & SDS Specialist

Squire Patton Boggs; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Squire Patton Boggs provides elite administrative and secretarial support to the Firm's attorneys and professionals through the Secretarial and Document Services (SDS) team. As a member of this team, the Legal Secretary/SDS Specialist will support the Litigation practice group and other groups across the Firm.

This position requires high‑level technical and professional skills, excellent client service, and the ability to manage competing priorities, prepare pleadings, documents, billing, travel

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum five (5) years of legal secretary or related experience in litigation.
• Must have working knowledge of litigation document preparation.
• Must possess strong problem-solving skills.
• Must possess the ability to identify and propose resolutions to problems in a timely manner.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Strong written communication skills that ensure written work product is appropriate to the audience and is written in a clear and concise manner that effectively gets the message across.
• Must demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Must exhibit sound and accurate judgement.
• Can prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently, and develop and communicate status.
• Excellent project management skills, organizational skills, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to stay abreast of technical position requirements and industry standards and best practices.
• Ability to act in accordance with the Firm's policies and procedures.
• Ability to view projects beyond individual role and work diligently, respectfully, and with a team-oriented focus to foster a positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Administratively prepare legal documents, including discovery responses and pleadings to support our west coast litigation practice.
• Compose general correspondence, reports, memoranda, spreadsheets, expense reports, and complex documents that may require advanced word processing skills.
• Assist with document conversion and clean up; create and revise complex legal documents adhering to Firm styles and guidelines.
• Open new files, request conflict of interest checks, and perform other legal secretary administrative functions as needed.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Strong written communication

Excellent problem-solving skills

Ability to prioritize and plan work

Project management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Litigation document processing

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Squire Patton Boggs provides elite administrative and secretarial support to the Firm's attorneys and professionals through the Secretarial and Document Services (SDS) team. As a member of this team, the Legal Secretary/SDS Specialist will support the Litigation practice group and other groups across the Firm.

This position requires high‑level technical and professional skills, excellent client service, and the ability to manage competing priorities, prepare pleadings, documents, billing, travel