- Job Title: Legal Secretary (Entry-Level)
- Location: Coral Gables, FL 33134
- Pay Rate: $18 - $20 per hour (based on experience)
- Organization: Leading Non-Profit Firm
- Experience: Proven experience in a legal administrative or secretarial role.
- Skills: High proficiency in document management, scheduling, and professional correspondence. Must be organized, detail-oriented, and reliable.
- Attitude: A positive, collaborative mindset with a desire to support the firm's mission.
salary: $18 - $20 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: High School
Responsibilities
- Independently prepares or transcribes as requested the legal pleadings, documents, letters, and other materials necessary for the provision of legal services to the community.
- Prepares the requisite number of copies as indicated by the document prepared or case handler requesting the document.
- Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls for assigned attorneys and take messages as appropriate.
- Utilizes the pleading bank system to generate documents in response to requests from case handlers for specific documents.
- E-file pleadings.
- Coordinate mediations and depositions with opposing counsel.
- Act as the point of contact among clients, judicial assistants, opposing counsel and internally among other attorneys and assistants.
- Assist other legal secretaries as needed, and cover for their absence.
- Assist the assigned attorneys in maintaining their calendars, maintaining case files, and scheduling meetings, appointments, and court hearings.
- To the extent possible after fulfilling all of the above duties, legal secretary may be asked to assist in catching up with a backlog of data entry or other administrative work.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Skills
- Legal
- Confidentiality
- Verbal Communication
- Bilingual (Spanish / English)
- Maintaining Calendars
- Legal Documents
- E-Filing
- Scheduling
- Legal Research
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 1 year
- Experience level: Entry Level
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
