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Litigation Secretary

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Employment Type: Direct Hire Position Type: Secretarial Job Number: 25672 Rate DOE: $82,000 to $124,000

Job Description


Position: Litigation Secretary

Location: Newport Beach, CA (Hybrid, 4 days onsite)

Pay: $82,000 to $124,000 annually

Experience: 4+ years to support attorneys and paralegals with administrative responsibilities to meet Firm and client needs.  

Education: Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm (37.5 work week)

 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Litigation Secretary to join our dynamic law firm client!   

 

Job Description:
  • Create, format, edit, proofread, and manage Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
  • Draft routine correspondence, forms, and documents under the supervision of a lawyer/professional.
  • Answer telephone and routine questions from clients and staff members and route calls.
  • Schedule domestic and foreign travel through firm travel system including logistics.
  • Track, organize, and process reimbursements, invoices, and check requests.
  • Run conflict checks, open new client matters, and draft engagement letters and required documents; provide guidance to lawyers so completed forms are submitted properly.
  • Open, prioritize and distribute mail; coordinate mailings, deliveries, copying and courthouse filings.
  • Enter and manage work requests from lawyers in the workflow tool and complete according to provided deadlines.
  • Perform routine filing, photocopying, scanning, compiling, and distributing of documents. 
  • Identify/coordinate available services provided by administrative departments such as office services, the IT Help Desk, word processing, accounting, billing, and records.
  • Operate independently to ensure assignments are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Produces a high volume of work assignments in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Perform clerical duties for non-legal departments.

 

Position Requirements:  
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel), Adobe, and experience with document management system is required. 
  • Must be proficient in all legal administrative assistant functions and have advanced technical and communications skills. 
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple competing projects. 
  • Must have an outstanding attention to detail, grammar, and punctuation with the ability to maintain confidentiality and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how work is bought, sold and delivered to enable 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: Newport Beach, CA (Hybrid, 4 days onsite)

Pay: $82,000 to $124,000 annually

Experience: 4+ years to support attorneys and paralegals with administrative responsibilities to meet Firm and client needs.  

Education: Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm (37.5 work week)

 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Litigation Secretary to join our dynamic law firm client!   

 

Job Description:
  • Create, format, edit, proofread, and manage Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
  • Draft routine correspondence, forms, and documents under the supervision of a lawyer/professional.
  • Answer telephone and routine questions from clients and staff members and route calls.
  • Schedule domestic and foreign travel through firm travel system including logistics.
  • Track, organize, and process reimbursements, invoices, and check requests.
  • Run conflict checks, open new client matters, and draft engagement letters and required documents; provide guidance to lawyers so completed forms are submitted properly.
  • Open, prioritize and distribute mail; coordinate mailings, deliveries, copying and courthouse filings.
  • Enter and manage work requests from lawyers in the workflow tool and complete according to provided deadlines.
  • Perform routine filing, photocopying, scanning, compiling, and distributing of documents. 
  • Identify/coordinate available services provided by administrative departments such as office services, the IT Help Desk, word processing, accounting, billing, and records.
  • Operate independently to ensure assignments are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Produces a high volume of work assignments in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Perform clerical duties for non-legal departments.

 

Position Requirements:  
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel), Adobe, and experience with document management system is required. 
  • Must be proficient in all legal administrative assistant functions and have advanced technical and communications skills. 
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple competing projects. 
  • Must have an outstanding attention to detail, grammar, and punctuation with the ability to maintain confidentiality and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how work is bought, sold and delivered to enable 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. 

Additional Information

Kent Daniels and Associates is a legal staffing service specializing in the placement of temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time regular employees in law firms and corporate legal departments in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and nationwide. We staff all positions in law firms and all three shifts - day, swing and graveyard. Kent Daniels was established in 1986, giving us 37 years of experience finding candidates legal jobs in law firms nationwide. Applicants will be considered in a manner consistent with federal, state, and local requirements as applicable. Salary ranges are provided in good faith at the time of posting and represent the compensation KDA/our clients are willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to experience level, education/training, relevant skills, business needs and location.
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