Legal Secretary

Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: April 17, 2024

Job Description:

Job Title: Legal Secretary with a paralegal certificate or a Paralegal open to being a legal secretary.

Job Description: Employment law is a plus, litigation is a must

This is a busy desk, lots of emails, scanning, filings, and profiling You work a lot with PDF files, putting together binders and using Word 2010.

Looking for an legal secretary to work a primarily Litigation Desk. Must have strong litigation background. with 5+ years legal background. This firm does both transaction and litigation work at this firm and would like the candidate to be knowledgeable of the courts, how to file docs/motions and possess excellent Word skills to be utilized in document writing with great comfort in reformatting and styling the documents as well as PowerPoint.

This Legal Secretary will be supporting 3-4 lawyers one being a Partner in a mid sized office.

We are looking for someone friendly, outgoing, driven and dedicated with a strong work ethic. Typical hours would be 8-5pm or 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with occassional OT.

This firm specializes in working with the school districts.

Skills/ Competencies: Type 80 wpm. Shorthand at 100 wpm (optional based on office). Command of verbal and written communication skills for contact and interaction with as attorneys, court personnel, policyholders, and claims staff. Ability to operate business machines such as photocopier, calculator, transcriber, and personal computer with business and legal software.

Behavior Characteristics:

Three years experience as a Legal Secretary in a law office MUST HAVE A PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE. Prefer experience in employment law. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and will consider all qualified candidates without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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