Plona Partners · 1 day ago
Litigation Secretary
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$80K/yr - $110K/yrPlona Partners is an AmLaw20 Firm seeking a Litigation Secretary to support their legal team. The role involves coordinating legal matters, preparing and finalizing documents for e-Filing, and managing client workflow and documentation.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Coordinates and tracks numerous legal matters of all types
Creates, edits, formats, and proofreads documents including agreements, contracts, plans, etc
Prepares and finalizes legal documents for e-Filing and filing via PACER
Communicates directly and on behalf of attorneys with third parties, including client representatives, other companies, and other institutions
Creates, executes, and monitors systems to manage client workflow, tasks, and documentation
Creates, edits, formats, and proofreads various documents, appropriately maintaining such documents within the firm’s file management system
Organizes and coordinates conference calls and client meetings
Prepares new client matter requests and coordinates approval, conflict search processes, and new matter letters
Reviews and edits bills and related reports according to client billing arrangements and facilitates prompt responses to client billing inquiries
Maintains a multitude of open client matters in Serengeti
Maintains electronic and paper files following Firm and client service team guidelines
Maintains and monitors attorney calendars
Coordinates and/or books travel arrangements
Prepares, tracks and maintains attorney expenses in Chrome River
Qualification
Required
Coordinates and tracks numerous legal matters of all types
Creates, edits, formats, and proofreads documents including agreements, contracts, plans, etc
Prepares and finalizes legal documents for e-Filing and filing via PACER
Communicates directly and on behalf of attorneys with third parties, including client representatives, other companies, and other institutions
Creates, executes, and monitors systems to manage client workflow, tasks, and documentation
Creates, edits, formats, and proofreads various documents, appropriately maintaining such documents within the firm's file management system
Organizes and coordinates conference calls and client meetings
Prepares new client matter requests and coordinates approval, conflict search processes, and new matter letters
Reviews and edits bills and related reports according to client billing arrangements and facilitates prompt responses to client billing inquiries
Maintains a multitude of open client matters in Serengeti
Maintains electronic and paper files following Firm and client service team guidelines
Maintains and monitors attorney calendars
Coordinates and/or books travel arrangements
Prepares, tracks and maintains attorney expenses in Chrome River
Company
Plona Partners
Plona Partners is a boutique legal recruiting firm privileged to be positioned with one of the most high-quality, diverse, and specialized talent networks in the world of law.
Founded in 2022
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase