Nossaman LLP · 5 days ago
Litigation Legal Secretary
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expNossaman LLP is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Litigation Secretary to support the Firm’s Construction and Infrastructure Litigation practice areas. The Litigation Secretary will provide case management, administrative, and secretarial support to assigned attorneys, ensuring compliance with legal procedures and deadlines.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyLegalLegal Tech
Responsibilities
Execute precise e-filings across New York State, Federal, and Appellate courts, ensuring strict adherence to specific jurisdictional rules and deadlines
Format and finalize high-volume legal documents, including pleadings, briefs, and appellate filings, featuring automated Tables of Contents and Tables of Authorities
Collaborate closely with the Docketing team to monitor and meet all court-mandated and discovery-related dates
Lead the conflict check process, prepare engagement letters, and maintain digital case files in compliance with firm-wide Information Governance policies
Maintain case management of client files adhering to the Firm’s Information Governance policies and administrative best practices
Manage calendar, travel, and support logistics for meetings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials, including venue arrangements and necessary services (e.g., catering, technology, court reporters)
Strategically delegate administrative tasks to support staff and provide high-level backup for other litigation secretaries to maintain firm-wide productivity
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or equivalent is required
A minimum of five to seven years of litigation secretary experience directly supporting fast-paced litigation attorneys is required
Recent experience and strong working knowledge of legal terminology, legal and court proceedings, including State and Federal court filing processes/systems
Extensive experience with managing tracked changes, formatting complex, multi-paged documents, such as pleadings, briefs, tables of contents, tables of authorities, and liens
Experience supporting multiple attorneys simultaneously
Strong ability to multi-task, prioritize work, and communicate workload challenges to attorneys and/or administrative manager
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and various legal software applications (e.g., iManage, Litera Compare, ChromeRiver, etc.)
Superior communication and interpersonal skills, enabling credible and diplomatic interactions with all levels of the Firm and clients, and effective collaboration
Exceptional organizational, grammar, spelling, and proofreading skills to support fast-paced administrative responsibilities
The successful candidate must be proactive, customer service oriented, energetic and reliable
Impeccable integrity, excellent judgment, and sensitivity to others are essential
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Previous experience supporting construction litigation claims experience is preferred
Company
Nossaman LLP
Nossaman LLP is a national law firm with attorneys and policy advisors located in 12 offices throughout the United States.
201-500 employees
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Alexander Westerfield
Partner
Alfred Smith
Partner
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