Job Description
We are seeking a Personal Injury Legal Secretary/Assistant to become a part of our team! You will provide overall support to attorneys' business needs.
Responsibilities:
- Receive or retrieve all litigation mail:
- Calendar anything with a deadline (motion, discovery, etc.)
- Sort, scan, upload to appropriate folders, and send to the responsible attorney.
- Create/add original to binders if attorney keeps paper. If paperless, maintain documents with original signatures and file as appropriate.
- Respond to client calls for litigation and assist, transfer, or take message as appropriate.
- Create and maintain litigation calendar:
- Calendar any/all motions, depositions, and discovery (minimum one-week notice).
- Invite appropriate attorney and paralegal to each event.
- Schedule depositions and prep as appropriate.
- Receive and save to system all e-filed documents (check lowelitigation@gmail.com as checks/balances).
- Prepare and handle all outgoing mail (all must be scanned before leaving the firm).
- Receive and save to system all e-filed documents.
- Prepare form letters and pleadings.
- Prepare cover letters and other correspondence.
- File certain pleadings and documents with the appropriate e-file system.
- Assist in other tasks as requested.