LEGAL SECRETARY
MONTGOMERY, AL

Responsibilities:

• Assists and supports lawyers and paralegals with their work as needed
• Enhances attorney effectiveness by providing information-management support and representing the attorney to clients and others
• Welcomes guests and clients by greeting them in person or on the telephone, and by answering or directing inquiries
• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics to help coordinate case preparation
• Reads, researches, reviews, verifies, and routes correspondence, reports, and legal documents
• Drafts, revises, and edits letters and other written documents, and collects and analyzes information
• Organizes client conferences, and attorney meetings by scheduling couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses, and other parties, and by coordinating preparation of charts, graphs, and other courtroom visuals
• Prepares expense reports and generates revenues by documenting and inputting attorney billable time and reimbursable expenses, preparing invoices, and tracking payments
• Maintains attorney calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, dispositions, and travel; recording and monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, and filing requirements; monitoring evidence-gathering; and anticipating changes in litigation or transaction preparation requirements
• Represents attorney by communicating on their behalf and obtaining information, following-up on delegated assignments, and knowing when to act and when to refer matters to attorney
• Maintains client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential
• Develops and maintains filing and retrieval systems, as well as digital archive systems
• Records and documents meeting discussions, maintains transcripts, documents, and maintains evidence
• Maintains office supplies by checking stocks, placing and expediting orders, and evaluating new products
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements and calling for repairs

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