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Litigation Secretary
18101 Von Karman Avenue Suite 1800 Irvine, CA 92612 US
Job Description
Position: Litigation Secretary
Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid, 2+ days in office per week)
Pay: $85,000 to $110,000 annually
Experience: 5+ years’ experience directly supporting multiple attorneys in a law firm to provide case management, administrative, and secretarial assistance to assigned attorneys.
Education: High school diploma (or equivalent) is required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Type: Full-time; Direct Hire
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Litigation Secretary to join our dynamic law firm client!
Job Description:
- Creating, editing, revising, redlining, and proofreading documents (from dictation, handwritten, typed/eCopy).
- Preparing templates for briefs, motions, and other court documents.
- eFiling documents with courts/agencies ensuring appropriate and relevant court procedures are followed and deadlines are met.
- Facilitate the calendaring/docketing of court and discovery deadlines and other important dates in conjunction.
- Coordinate logistics of depositions, mediations, arbitrations and trials (venue location, court reporter/videographer).
- Process and route incoming/outgoing mail, faxes, and electronic communications; prepare new client/matter intake forms and engagement letters, liaising with the Conflicts team, General Counsel, and Finance Committee; process and monitor expense reports/reimbursements, vendor bills, and check requests.
- Releasing time entries and prebills while coordinating with the billing team on the mailing of invoices.
- Assist with managing assigned attorney calendars to coordinate meetings, and arranging travel and additional support, catering, technology, and office services.
- Support other legal support services department projects and initiatives, including providing back-up support to other legal secretaries firmwide.
Position Requirements:
- Experience in formatting pleadings and briefs, TOCs and TOAs, and styles and eFiling in State and Federal courts with strong working knowledge of legal terminology, legal and court proceedings.
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); various legal software applications (iManage, Litera ChangePro, Chrome River); experience with timekeeping/billing software; Aderant preferred.
- Strong time management skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritize work, and communicate workload challenges to attorneys and administrative manager.
- Superior communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional organizational, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills.
- Ability to act as back-up to other team members across Practice Groups to support additional attorneys.
Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Job Requirements
Position: Litigation Secretary
Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid, 2+ days in office per week)
Pay: $85,000 to $110,000 annually
Experience: 5+ years’ experience directly supporting multiple attorneys in a law firm to provide case management, administrative, and secretarial assistance to assigned attorneys.
Education: High school diploma (or equivalent) is required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Type: Full-time; Direct Hire
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Litigation Secretary to join our dynamic law firm client!
Job Description:
- Creating, editing, revising, redlining, and proofreading documents (from dictation, handwritten, typed/eCopy).
- Preparing templates for briefs, motions, and other court documents.
- eFiling documents with courts/agencies ensuring appropriate and relevant court procedures are followed and deadlines are met.
- Facilitate the calendaring/docketing of court and discovery deadlines and other important dates in conjunction.
- Coordinate logistics of depositions, mediations, arbitrations and trials (venue location, court reporter/videographer).
- Process and route incoming/outgoing mail, faxes, and electronic communications; prepare new client/matter intake forms and engagement letters, liaising with the Conflicts team, General Counsel, and Finance Committee; process and monitor expense reports/reimbursements, vendor bills, and check requests.
- Releasing time entries and prebills while coordinating with the billing team on the mailing of invoices.
- Assist with managing assigned attorney calendars to coordinate meetings, and arranging travel and additional support, catering, technology, and office services.
- Support other legal support services department projects and initiatives, including providing back-up support to other legal secretaries firmwide.
Position Requirements:
- Experience in formatting pleadings and briefs, TOCs and TOAs, and styles and eFiling in State and Federal courts with strong working knowledge of legal terminology, legal and court proceedings.
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); various legal software applications (iManage, Litera ChangePro, Chrome River); experience with timekeeping/billing software; Aderant preferred.
- Strong time management skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritize work, and communicate workload challenges to attorneys and administrative manager.
- Superior communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional organizational, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills.
- Ability to act as back-up to other team members across Practice Groups to support additional attorneys.
Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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