Summary: Responsible for providing legal secretarial and administrative support for the San Francisco office.
Essential Job Functions:
Prepare correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents such as summonses, complaints, motions, responses, and subpoenas under the supervision of an attorney or other timekeepers
Provide trial support
Formatting briefs, pleadings and other legal documents
Keeping track of attorney time records and billing
Filing legal documents (e-filling skills are required)
Transcribing dictation
Corresponding with clients
Maintaining calendars
Open new files and client matters
Request conflict of interest checks
Maintain all client and general files
Maintain client contact when appropriate
Work closely with other administrative support staff (conflicts, records, office services, etc.
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Receive clients and visitors; maintains good public relations with clients; observes confidentiality of attorney-client relationship
Proof read documents
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work successfully with multiple team members, interacting with employees at all levels of the organization.
Competent to handle a variety of activities with attention to detail and quality, with the ability to follow through and follow up, and adapt to quickly meet changing deadlines and priorities.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Retain a high level of flexibility and resourceful problem solving.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
Educational and Experience Requirements:
High School diploma required
Prior litigation experience required
Associate’s degree preferred
Paralegal Certificate preferred
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
In office position
Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
Normal office environment; no unusual physical demands.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all CA-based job postings.
We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar employers.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
The base pay range for this position is: $20 - $32 an hour.
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