Legal Secretary - Full-time / Part-time

Our Client is seeking a Legal Secretary for his office in Gulfport, MS.

Essential Functions

• Reviews, sorts and distributes mail; reviews and calendar due dates from documents, letters and other mail received. Answers telephones and records messages.
• Draft and type various types of documents, including correspondence, pleadings, and memoranda and other such documents specific to the litigation practice area; proofreads documents for errors and corrects errors.
• Schedules/calendars appointments such as depositions, products of documents, client meetings, trials court hearings and appearances; coordinate travel arrangements as necessary.
• Review client billing for accuracy; edits content/grammar.
• Performs administrative functions such as prepares check requests for vendor statements and other administrative tasks.
• Organize and schedule small and large meetings in person and/or via conference calls which may include arranging for conference rooms and meals.
• Maintain Outlook Calendars and Contacts lists.

Requirements

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required. College degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

Experience:

At least 2 years recent experience as legal secretary in order to be familiar with court rules, procedures, perform litigation and administrative duties in a professional services setting. Commercial litigation experience preferred.

Skills:

Ability to read and write English in order to perform routine office correspondence, pleadings and forms; perform non-complex arithmetic calculations at a level normally acquired through high school or the equivalent when verifying calculations on forms and documents and when maintaining records and files. Above average skills required on typing (60 wpm); spelling; sentence structure; proofreading and punctuation
Other

Equipment To Be Used: Computer and other office equipment such as telephone, calculator, fax, machine, copier, scanner, etc.