Legal Secretary/Assistant

Salary commensurate with experience.

Davidson, Davidson, Umbach & Forbus, LLC is seeking a professional Legal Secretary to oversee a range of administrative and secretarial tasks. As the Legal Secretary, your principal goal is to support attorneys by performing a range of clerical duties including attending court proceedings, researching case information, scheduling meetings, and filing legal documents. You will handle a variety of matters such as probate, litigation, domestic, and contracts/transactional.

In addition to being an excellent written and verbal communicator, the ideal candidate will be polite, professional, and organized.

Responsibilities:

• Provide secretarial support to one or more lawyers at the firm.
• Edit and proofread all legal documents.
• Draft correspondence.
• Maintain case files.
• Maintain attorney calendar by scheduling conferences, depositions, and meetings.
• Organize all legal documents and ensure they are updated.
• Ensure all court documents are in order and filed before deadlines.
• Answer emails and phone calls, and when necessary, redirect calls.
• Research and authenticate important case information.
• Prepare different legal documents including appeals, motions, and petitions.

Requirements:

• Skilled with MS Office.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of higher education.
• Two years of experience in an office setting.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: To be discussed

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• 5 years of Paralegal experience

Work Location:

• One location

Typical start time:

• 8AM

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Work Remotely:

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Paralegal: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person