• Location: New York NY
• Type: Contract
• Job #23131

Company Overview:
A prominent law firm with a strong presence in New York is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their dynamic team. The role involves supporting a group of attorneys in a fast-paced legal environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare legal filings: format documents, pull exhibits, proofread and redact documents'
• Prepare court filings, become familiar with court rules and filing procedures
• E-file court filings
• Open new matters
• Document management and organization, saving to network, indexing for file room
• Retrieve court decisions from Westlaw
• Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
• Input billing information into billing software
• Schedule conferences and depositions, maintain attorney calendars
• Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of litigation experience
• Prior experience with litigation procedures and processes, e-filing, and creating table of authorities
• Familiarity with New York and New Jersey State and Federal court procedures and rules
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Licensed Notary