Legal Secretary
Legal Secretary
Morgenstern Law Group
Los Angeles, CA
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Job Description
We are seeking a detail oriented Legal Secretary to support two or more attorneys in an insurance defense firm. The Legal Secretary must provide a high level of comprehensive administrative /clerical support, and must adhere to timeliness and accuracy of all related work.
Primary Responsibilities:
We are seeking a detail oriented Legal Secretary to support two or more attorneys in an insurance defense firm. The Legal Secretary must provide a high level of comprehensive administrative /clerical support, and must adhere to timeliness and accuracy of all related work.
Primary Responsibilities:
- E-Filings and serving court documents (both State and Federal)
- Handling calendaring and court-related deadlines including discovery deadlines, hearings, appearances, depositions, motions, expert discovery deadlines and expert depositions
- Knowledgeable of all discovery deadlines and cut-off dates, law and motion cut-off dates, expert discovery deadlines and cut-off dates, and time requirements pertaining to the various methods of service
- Drafting correspondence, memoranda, and other legal documents (i.e., pleadings, written discovery, discovery shells) submitting same for review, revising, redlining, comparing, proofreading, assembling, photocopying, and distributing final material as necessary
- Client contact, contact with witnesses and opposing counsel
- Handling document production and organization. Organizing records, documents, correspondence, and files into a manageable format.
- Subpoenaing medical records, films, and billings from treating providers and proactively monitoring the status of receipt of said records
- Scheduling meetings and proceedings as needed, including but not limited to depositions, court hearings, etc.,
- Making copies of documents for service; preparing envelopes and/or labels for said service.
- Assisting others when needed
- Thorough understanding and experience in court filing procedures, guidelines, and e-filing requirements as well as the ability to look up local rules of court (both State and Federal)
- Ability to think and act independently and with minimal supervision
- Prior experience in an insurance defense law firm
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Flexibility
- Outstanding time-management and typing skills
- Ability to multitask
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Seniority level
Entry level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Legal -
Industries
Law Practice
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