• Location: New York NY
• Type: Contract to Hire
• Job #23837

Company Overview:
A prominent law firm with a strong focus on Medical Malpractice and Long-Term Care defense is seeking a Legal Secretary for their White Plains office. This role supports a leading defense team and offers a temp-to-perm opportunity.

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:

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

Compensation:
Pay Rate: $30 – $40/hr