Partnership Employment · 1 day ago
Legal Secretary
Partnership Employment is seeking a Legal Secretary to support their legal team. The role involves managing legal documents, coordinating communications, and overseeing scheduling logistics for attorneys while ensuring compliance with procedural requirements.
Responsibilities
Handle the creation, refinement, and production of legal and business documents, including formatting, revising, transcribing, and incorporating data visualizations or graphical elements, while sourcing materials from internal document management platforms and supporting matter preparation
Manage the electronic delivery of filings and correspondence to courts, agencies, and external parties by preparing submissions in line with applicable procedural requirements, generating service confirmations, assembling courtesy copies, and closely monitoring all filing deadlines
Act as an operational extension of assigned attorneys by reviewing and prioritizing incoming materials, performing factual checks and basic research, preparing routine correspondence and documentation, coordinating communications, organizing meetings, and supporting the production of visual aids, expense documentation, and other administrative deliverables under time-sensitive conditions
Oversee scheduling logistics for attorneys, including coordinating domestic and international travel, depositions, hearings, and virtual or in-person meetings across multiple time zones
Build and maintain organized electronic and physical records to ensure efficient retrieval of historical matter information and documentation
Administer and upkeep the firm’s document management systems and archival processes, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with internal recordkeeping standards
Coordinate meeting logistics, including reserving conference spaces and arranging required technology support such as videoconferencing platforms
Serve as a liaison on behalf of attorneys by obtaining information, tracking delegated tasks, exercising judgment on routine matters, and escalating issues when legal input is required
Qualification
Required
Handle the creation, refinement, and production of legal and business documents, including formatting, revising, transcribing, and incorporating data visualizations or graphical elements, while sourcing materials from internal document management platforms and supporting matter preparation
Manage the electronic delivery of filings and correspondence to courts, agencies, and external parties by preparing submissions in line with applicable procedural requirements, generating service confirmations, assembling courtesy copies, and closely monitoring all filing deadlines
Act as an operational extension of assigned attorneys by reviewing and prioritizing incoming materials, performing factual checks and basic research, preparing routine correspondence and documentation, coordinating communications, organizing meetings, and supporting the production of visual aids, expense documentation, and other administrative deliverables under time-sensitive conditions
Oversee scheduling logistics for attorneys, including coordinating domestic and international travel, depositions, hearings, and virtual or in-person meetings across multiple time zones
Build and maintain organized electronic and physical records to ensure efficient retrieval of historical matter information and documentation
Administer and upkeep the firm's document management systems and archival processes, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and compliance with internal recordkeeping standards
Coordinate meeting logistics, including reserving conference spaces and arranging required technology support such as videoconferencing platforms
Serve as a liaison on behalf of attorneys by obtaining information, tracking delegated tasks, exercising judgment on routine matters, and escalating issues when legal input is required