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Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP · 1 month ago

Senior Legal Secretary - Litigation

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$90K/yr - $110K/yr

10+ years exp

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp is a mid-sized law firm seeking a Senior Legal Secretary to join their team in Los Angeles. The role involves supporting attorneys with various legal documents, electronic filings, and case management tasks.

Legal

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Create and edit drafts of documents such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, requests for production, subpoenas, deposition notices, and other legal documents

Prepare final versions of documents: format Microsoft Word documents, create tables of contents and tables of authorities, proofread, etc

Handle electronic filings with state and federal courts; handle agency filings/submissions; and retrieval of electronically filed documents

Assist in preparation for depositions, court hearings, and trials

Manage and organize attorneys’ emails in Outlook and save them in a document management system

Enter attorneys’ time on a daily basis

Arrange meetings and travel, schedule appointments, and maintain contacts and calendars

Process expense reimbursements and process invoices

Knowledge of court rules and filing procedures, including determining requirements for filing for in varying jurisdictions

Communicate by phone/email with clients, court personnel and other legal professionals

Prepare court filings using Adobe PDF to assemble pleadings and exhibits, including bookmarking and OCRing

Support other litigation secretaries with filings, deposition preparation, and case management

Assist other departments and legal secretaries with overflow work

Qualification

Litigation experienceLegal terminology proficiencyMicrosoft Office SuiteAdobe AcrobatDocument managementMulti-taskingProactive attitudeWritten communicationVerbal communicationTeam collaboration

Required

Experience in traditional litigation, labor & employment, commercial litigation, and/or intellectual property

Ability to support approximately 4 - 5 busy Attorneys

Create and edit drafts of documents such as correspondence, pleadings, discovery demands and responses, requests for production, subpoenas, deposition notices, and other legal documents

Prepare final versions of documents: format Microsoft Word documents, create tables of contents and tables of authorities, proofread, etc

Handle electronic filings with state and federal courts; handle agency filings/submissions; and retrieval of electronically filed documents

Assist in preparation for depositions, court hearings, and trials

Manage and organize attorneys' emails in Outlook and save them in a document management system

Enter attorneys' time on a daily basis

Arrange meetings and travel, schedule appointments, and maintain contacts and calendars

Process expense reimbursements and process invoices

Knowledge of court rules and filing procedures, including determining requirements for filing for in varying jurisdictions

Communicate by phone/email with clients, court personnel and other legal professionals

Prepare court filings using Adobe PDF to assemble pleadings and exhibits, including bookmarking and OCRing

Support other litigation secretaries with filings, deposition preparation, and case management

Assist other departments and legal secretaries with overflow work

Proficiency in legal terminology and procedures

Satisfaction working both independently and collaboratively with teams of varying work styles

Strong work ethic with ability to produce high-quality work in a consistent and reliable manner

Ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced work environment, including juggling multiple projects and demands, meeting deadlines, and ensuring accuracy and quality of all work product

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat

Experience in using technology to resolve work challenges

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Proactive personality, positive and enthusiastic attitude, and a willingness to learn

Preferred

Undergraduate degree is preferred

A minimum of 10 years of legal secretarial experience is preferred

Benefits

401K

Medical, vision and dental coverage

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Company

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Since 1908, MSK has displayed an ability to understand the complex, demystify the mysterious, and define the unknown.

Founded in 1908

Los Angeles, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.msk.com

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