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Location

Orange, CA | United States

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Job description

About the Company:

Our client is a specialized law firm, prioritizing experienced professionals and offer comprehensive legal support in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Salary: $80,000 - $92,000/year

Job Summary: Our client is seeking a Legal Secretary to perform diverse secretarial duties in support of the Legal Department in Orange County.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain attorney(s) calendar book and tickler system
• Schedule meetings with clients, experts, attorneys, and co-counsel, and schedule court appearances
• Review and re-index mail in OnBase for review and action by attorney and calendaring of the same
• Compose correspondence and memos to request or provide information
• Contact clients to obtain desired information as requested by attorneys
• Maintain electronic confidential legal files, ensuring organization and documentation of each file regarding activity
• Prepare discovery, pre-trial, and trial documents for filing with the court
• Schedule, calendar, and coordinate all aspects of discovery initiated by plaintiff(s) and defendant(s)
• Provide legal secretarial support on either short or long-term assignments
• Answer and screen telephone calls
• Transcribe dictation and/or type from handwritten material or rough draft copy, including correspondence related to litigation (pleadings, court forms, reports, summaries, releases, etc.)
• Assist and provide backup for other secretaries
• Maintain current knowledge of court rules
• Perform additional tasks
• Participate in department and company projects

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• 7 years of defense trial, litigation experience in a similar industry
• 3 years of recent California Civil litigation experience
• Trial preparation experience is a must

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