This very large DC law firm seeks a Legal Secretary to support 6+ attorneys within their litigation practice. Must be Job Description
The Washington, DC office is seeking an experienced and dedicated Legal Secretary to support 6+ attorneys within our Litigation practice. The successful candidate demonstrates good judgment, strong secretarial and communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to work well under pressure. Must be comfortable with technology and have the ability to help manage litigation teams and organize large volumes of documents stored on shared drives.
Responsibilities include ensuring the efficient daily administrative operations of the assigned legal team. Also will assist with preparation and organization of litigation pleadings, exhibits, including preparing table of contents and table of authorities, and manage deposition process, including working with court reporting company, managing deposition schedules of team, assisting with preparation of attorney deposition outlines, exhibits for depositions, managing errata sheets etc. Also responsible for maintaining calendars, team lists, lists of opposing counsel, schedule appointments (including depositions and hearings), reserve conference rooms and arranging conference room setups for depositions and mediations, and coordinate domestic and international travel.
Requirements: College Degree preferred. Must have 8 years litigation secretarial experience and be able to type 85 wpm. Mastery of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and willingness to master other programs, as required (e.g., Relativity program for documents produced in litigation). Ability to send documents by file-share (e.g., Litera) and familiarity with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and WebEx.
Benefits: This firm offers a full range of benefits such as a choice of health plans including dental and visual, pd life insurance, 401K and much more.
Location: in DC near the Farragut Square metro.