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Litigation Secretary

San Francisco, CA 94111

Employment Type: Direct Hire Position Type: Secretarial Job Number: 25280 Rate DOE: $95,000 to $115,000

Job Description


Position: Litigation Secretary 

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid, 2+ days in office per week) 

Pay: $95,000 to $115,000 annually 

Experience:  
  • 5+ years of experience directly supporting multiple attorneys in a law firm to provide case management, administrative, and secretarial assistance to assigned attorneys. 
  • 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. 

Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm 

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 with timekeeping/billing software (Aderant preferred).  
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 
  • Various legal software applications (iManage, Litera ChangePro, Chrome River). 
  • Able to type 60+ WPM. 
  • 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: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid, 2+ days in office per week) 

Pay: $95,000 to $115,000 annually 

Experience:  
  • 5+ years of experience directly supporting multiple attorneys in a law firm to provide case management, administrative, and secretarial assistance to assigned attorneys. 
  • 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. 

Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm 

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 with timekeeping/billing software (Aderant preferred).  
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 
  • Various legal software applications (iManage, Litera ChangePro, Chrome River). 
  • Able to type 60+ WPM. 
  • 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.

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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