Temp Litigation Legal Secretary
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Beacon Hill Legal is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to support 4+ attorneys in its San Antonio office. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity working Monday through Friday during standard business hours. After a successful onboarding and training period of approximately six weeks, the position is expected to transition to a hybrid 3:2 schedule. (3 days weekly on-site, 2 remotely)
Job Duties:
- Provide administrative support to litigation attorneys in the practice of law.
- Assist in preparing for hearings, trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, meetings, and other litigation-related events.
- Type pleadings, discovery, briefs, status reports, and correspondence from dictation.
- Maintain, organize, and manage client files.
- Manage calendars and docket litigation deadlines.
- Organize and sort attorney emails.
- Manage electronic and paper filing systems, including state and federal court filings.
- Exercise discretion and maintain confidential information.
- Handle multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Provide coverage when team members are out of the office.
- Work occasional overtime as needed.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of litigation experience in a law firm.
- Defense litigation experience strongly preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of litigation procedures, court rules, legal terminology, grammar, and proofreading.
- Experience with state and federal electronic court filings.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Familiarity with document management systems, preferably iManage.
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with attorneys, clients, courts, opposing counsel, and coworkers.
- Ability to receive and apply constructive feedback.
- Ability to read and understand attorney correspondence and email communications.
- Typing speed of 65+ words per minute.
For immediate consideration, please submit your most updated resume in Word document format. We look forward to working with you!
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