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Wilson Elser · 2 days ago

Legal Secretary

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Prepare legal filings: format documents, pull exhibits, proofread and redact documents

Draft and send routine correspondence

Prepare court forms such as notices, motions, and other simple pleadings

E-file court filings in both State and Federal Court

Provide overflow support to Secretarial teams, as needed

Open new matters and process matters for closing

Process Client intakes and follow up as needed

Document management and organization, ensuring documents are properly saved to Document Management System

Become familiar with court rules and agency rules and filing procedures and client guidelines

Calendaring: maintain attorney calendars and ensure all dates/deadlines, conferences, and depositions are calendared

Manage expense reimbursements

Retrieve court decisions from Westlaw

Obtain final orders from court websites or document portals and follow up as needed

Create, maintain and update contact sheets/Case Lists as requested

Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up as needed

Qualification

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Defense litigation experienceLitigation procedures knowledgeE-filing experienceCreating table of authoritiesFederal court procedures filing briefsMicrosoft Office SuiteDocument management system experienceIManage familiarityTeam playerCommunicates with respectProfessionalism organizational skillsAble to prioritizeMultitaskAble to work independentlySelf-motivated writtenVerbal communication skills

Required

Must have 3+ years of experience with a defense litigation firm

Prior experience with litigation procedures and processes, e-filing, and creating table of authorities a plus

Familiarity with State and Federal court procedures and rules

Experience with filing briefs (Table of Contents and Table of Authorities)

Must be a team player

Communicates with respect and professionalism

Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment

Able to prioritize and multitask / organize yourself to be able to concurrently manage several tasks

Able to work independently / self-motivated

Must know Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)

Experience using a Document management System a must – familiarity with iManage a plus

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Generous PTO plan

Corporate Discount Plans

Company

Wilson Elser

Glassdoor

3.7

Wilson Elser is the preeminent litigation defense law firm.

Founded in 1978

New York, New York, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.wilsonelser.com

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