Senior Insurance Defense Litigation Secretary

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP's Dallas office seeks a Litigation Legal Secretary to perform complex secretarial and administrative duties for the attorneys. The ideal candidate brings five or more years of litigation secretarial experience and excels at calendar management, client service, and document preparation.

The role requires strong organizational skills and proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five plus years of legal litigation secretarial experience.
• High organizational skills are required.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn office procedures, rules and regulations; proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.
• Knowledge of State and Federal court rules (including e-filing) and local rules where applicable.
• Ability to communicate effectively, maintain confidentiality, work under pressure, and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, edits and files documents including pleadings, motions, discovery and subpoenas; e-filing with courts.
• Updates and maintains databases including email lists and client matter lists.
• Reads, distributes and files incoming mail; opens new files and checks conflicts of interest.
• Greets clients and visitors; maintains confidentiality of attorney-client relationships.
• Maintains calendar and deadline reminders; coordinates court dates and deposition dates; arranges travel.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Calendar management

Client service

Communication skills

Transcription 70 wpm

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP's Dallas office seeks a Litigation Legal Secretary to perform complex secretarial and administrative duties for the attorneys. The ideal candidate brings five or more years of litigation secretarial experience and excels at calendar management, client service, and document preparation.

The role requires strong organizational skills and proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.