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Beacon Hill Legal is seeking a Legal (Litigation) Secretary for a 100% on-site, contract role with our client in Downtown Dallas. This is a full-time position, Monday-Friday, during standard business hours.

Job Duties:

• Provides administrative support to litigation attorneys in the practice of law;
• Assists in preparing for hearings, trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, meetings, etc. in a fast-paced, high volume litigation practice;
• Types pleadings, discovery, briefs, status reports, and correspondence;
• Maintains, organizes, and manages client files for the attorneys;
• Dockets/calendars deadlines;
• Organizes & sorts emails for attorneys;
• Manages electronic and paper filing systems (state and federal);
• Enters attorney time into billing system;
• Exercises discretion and maintains information of a confidential nature;
• Handles multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Assists with providing coverage when "buddy" secretary is out of the office;
• Works occasional overtime, as needed;
• Other duties as assigned;

Qualifications:

• Five plus (5+) years of litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience preferred;
• Experience with Appellate work is a plus;
• Advanced knowledge of the litigation process; rules of procedure; excellent litigation, secretarial, grammar, and proofreading skills is a must;
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite;
• Ability to operate standard office equipment;
• Experience with electronic court filings (state and federal);
• Familiarity with DMS (document management system), preferably iManage;
• Ability to turn constructive feedback into best practices for future use;
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with co-workers, clients, courts and opposing counsel and be proactive about seeking clarification of ambiguities;
• Ability to read and understand attorney mail and email;
• Typing speed of 65+ words per minute;

For immediate consideration, please submit your most updated resume in Word format. We look forward to working with you!

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