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    Litigation Legal Secretary - Birmingham, United States - Snelling BHAM

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    Snelling is recruiting for an experienced Legal Litigation Secretary for one of Alabama's largest law firms As a legal secretary, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to lawyers and legal staff to ensure a smooth and efficient functioning of the legal office.

    Key Duties for Legal Litigation Secretary:

    • Prepares all legal documents, correspondence, memoranda, drafts, and other legal documents from written and oral drafts or dictation; drafts standard correspondence, and other documents.
    • Performs court required electronic filing.
    • Reviews completed assigned tasks and document production to check for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and legal case sighting for correctness.
    • Drafts/types complaints and answers, routine notices, affidavits, motions and petitions, contracts, and closing documents when applicable.
    • Establishes, organizes, and maintains attorney trial notebooks, expert witness notebooks, document indexes, reports, and lists, when applicable.
    • Establishes and maintains calendar and deadline reminder system; utilizes calendar system as required per assigned attorney; reviews weekly motion docket and monthly trial docket; assists in scheduling meetings and depositions.
    • Opens new files, completes, and submits conflict of interest report requests.
    • Completes new matter request forms and submits to billing department.
    • Make appointments for attorney(s) as requested; make travel arrangements for attorney(s), as requested.
    • Processes bills; proofs work in process; reviews and edits work in process in preparation for billing.
    • Ensures that attorney time sheets are entered into the time and billing system.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required for Legal Litigation Secretary:

    • 3-4 years as a Legal Secretary, preferably with Litigation experience
    • Familiar with legal forms, document formats, printing requirements, and online legal research sites.
    • Ability to transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft or dictation at a level of 70 wpm.
    • Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
    • Interpersonal skills to communicate in person, by e-mail, and telephone to provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact.

    What's in it for you?

    • $ $28.00 hourly based on experience
    • Firm provided medical coverage with a Firm contribution to the premium.
    • Firm provided dental and vision coverage with a Firm contribution to the premium.
    • Firm paid life, short term, and long term disability insurance.
    • Eleven paid holidays annually.
    • Vacation, sick, and personal time.
    • 7.5% Firm 401(k) contribution.
    • Firm paid parking

    Interested and qualified candidates for the Legal Litigation Secretary should submit their resume to for immediate consideration. Resumes will be reviewed as quickly as possible and qualified applicants will be contacted to set up an interview.

    For additional information, please contact Whitney Preston at

    SNELLING is a full-service recruiting firm, placing candidates in temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions in the Jefferson and Shelby County areas for over 70 years. SNELLING is a drug-free workplace. All inquiries are strictly confidential, and all search fees are paid by our clients. Contact us TODAY with confidence

    Company DescriptionSNELLING - THE STAFFING COMPANY OF CHOICE
    WE ARE "HOW WORK GETS DONE"

    We are proud to serve employers and job seekers in and around the Birmingham, AL area. The Snelling founders began the company based on the objective of helping people to "achieve the success they desire." This objective has been a guiding principle for over 70 years, and it remains the foundation for us in Birmingham. We work hard to understand the demands employers and job seekers face every day. We build this understanding into every solution we provide, whether it is helping one candidate find the job that is right or one client staffing an entire division of their operation. We truly provide "Custom Workforce Solutions."

    Snelling Birmingham specializes in placing great talent in several demanding business sectors, including:

    ADMINISTRATIVE & CLERICAL
    ENGINEERING
    EXECUTIVE SEARCH
    FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    LEGAL
    LOGISTICS
    MANUFACTURING & LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
    MARKETING, SALES, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
    #readytowork

    Company Description

    SNELLING - THE STAFFING COMPANY OF CHOICE\r
    WE ARE "HOW WORK GETS DONE"\r
    \r
    We are proud to serve employers and job seekers in and around the Birmingham, AL area. The Snelling founders began the company based on the objective of helping people to "achieve the success they desire." This objective has been a guiding principle for over 70 years, and it remains the foundation for us in Birmingham. We work hard to understand the demands employers and job seekers face every day. We build this understanding into every solution we provide, whether it is helping one candidate find the job that is right or one client staffing an entire division of their operation. We truly provide "Custom Workforce Solutions."\r
    \r
    Snelling Birmingham specializes in placing great talent in several demanding business sectors, including:\r
    \r
    ADMINISTRATIVE & CLERICAL\r
    ENGINEERING\r
    EXECUTIVE SEARCH\r
    FINANCE & ACCOUNTING\r
    HUMAN RESOURCES\r
    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY\r
    LEGAL\r
    LOGISTICS\r
    MANUFACTURING & LIGHT INDUSTRIAL\r
    MARKETING, SALES, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT\r
    #readytowork

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