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Contract Litigation Secretary

Novatelegalsearch · novatelegalsearch.com
Palo AltoSenior5+ yrsContract
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Litigation secretarial support.

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Found
33 d ago · posted 2026-10-03
Location
Palo Alto, California

Full description

Contract Litigation Secretary. As a Litigation Legal Secretary, you will provide a variety of secretarial and administrative duties for assigned attorneys. You will be responsible for interacting with colleagues in a team setting and upholding the image of the Firm by maintaining positive contact with clients, attorneys and staff, and observing confidentiality of client matters. The Day-to-day On any given day, you will be working with firm leadership, partners, and business colleagues on a variety of requests and projects. You will: • Input, revise, and finalize correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents. Draft routine correspondence, memoranda and other documents. • File legal documents in federal and state courts, including e-filing in all courts and agencies; prepare documents for service of process; prepare case shell documents for use by attorneys. • Verify all attachments, exhibits and enclosures are included with transmittal letters/memos. • Proofread documents and check for appropriate formatting, spelling and grammar. • Maintain good public relations with clients. • Review all incoming mail, distribute to teams as needed and upload to the DMS. • Prepare documents and packages for mail, messenger and overnight delivery. • Prepare expense reports, manage vendor invoices, mailings, and request checks as needed. • Enter attorney time. Send time entry reminders. • Process client billing. Assist with review and edit of bills as necessary. • Schedule appointment and make arrangements for meetings, conferences and travel. • Complete client/matter intake forms. Request conflicts of interest checks. Open new files. Prepare files to be closed. • Coordinate and follow through on requests and projects with other support departments (e.g. receptionists, file/document clerks, office services). • Provide overflow and absence coverage assistance as well as secretarial support for Secretarial Team Members attorneys. • Other duties and projects as assigned. You Have • A minimum of 5 years of litigation secretarial experience. (Entertainment Litigation experience is a plus). • Strong proofreading skills, attention to detail and solid grammar/spelling skills. • High degree of proficiency with Microsoft programs (Word, Outlook, Excel). • Legal citation and legal terminology expertise. • Familiarity with iManage, Compulaw or similar technology. • The ability to organize, prioritize and meet the demands off multiple attorney assignments. • Flexibility to work overtime occasionally. • Good attendance and punctuality.

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