Employees in this job coordinate office activities for attorneys, performing a variety of legal secretarial duties such as scheduling hearings, preparing legal documents and correspondence, docketing cases and maintaining court dockets, and providing information and direction to others.
Primary Duties
- Answer, place and redirect phone calls
- Manage agendas by scheduling and arranging appointments and court hearings
- Prepare and proofread emails, letters and other correspondence
- File and update contact information of clients and attorneys
- Prepare various court documents through machine transcription
Skills and Qualifications
- Maintaining confidential information
- Familiarity with office organization and optimization techniques
- High degree of multitasking and time management capabilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Integrity, professionalism and strong work ethic
- Experience in the legal field or other professional office setting preferred, not required
