Commercial Litigation Legal Secretary

Qualifications and Skills

Legal Experience Requirements:

• Experience in commercial litigation support experience – ideally financial services or complex litigation; including mortgage, loan servicing, and contested foreclosure – providing support at all stages of a case, managing calendar dates and e-court notifications, and filing documents electronically
•  Willing to communicate with courts regarding case status, upcoming appearances, and other inquiries as needed
•  Able to assist with compiling exhibits in support of motions, discovery, correspondence, and service on all parties
•  Detail-focused and able to proofread with a high degree of accuracy, to redact and revise documents and exhibits

Technical Requirements: 

• Technological proficiency in software including Microsoft Office, Tables of Contents and Tables of Authority in Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiar with, or has the ability to become proficient in, technology and processes required for timekeeping, billing, and document management systems

Administrative Requirements:

• Enters conflicts checks and opens files
• Assists attorneys with time entries as needed
• Prepares attorney and office expenses