Legal Secretary

Company: Tandym Group
Location: Livonia
Posted on: November 18, 2023

Job Description:

A legal services firm in Michigan is currently seeking a new Legal Secretary to join their growing team in the Metro Detroit area.

Responsibilities:

The Legal Secretary will:

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• Prepare legal filings, including: formatting documents, pulling exhibits, and proofreading & redacting documents
  
• Draft and send routine correspondence
  
• Prepare court forms such as notices, motions, and other simple pleadings
  
• E-file court filings in both State and Federal Court
  
• Open new matters and process matter for closing
  
• Maintain attorney calendars and ensure all dates/deadlines, conferences, and depositions are calendared
  
• Manage expense reimbursement
  
• Retrieve court decisions from Westlaw
  
• Creating, maintaining and updating contact sheets / docket sheets
  
• Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with the Accounting team
  
• Perform other duties, as needed
  
  Qualifications:
  
  
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  • 5+ years Litigation experience
    
  • Associate's and/or Bachelor's Degree
    
  • Familiarity with State and Federal court procedures and rules
    
  • Experience with filing briefs (Table of Contents and Table of Authorities)
    
  • Experience using a Document management System
    
  • Microsoft Office proficient -(Word, Outlook, Excel)
    
  • Great interpersonal skills
    
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
    
  • Strong attention to detail
    
  • Highly organized
    
    Desired Skills:
    
    
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    • Prior experience with Litigation procedures & -processes, e-filing, and creating table of authorities
      
    • Insurance Defense background
      
    • Familiarity with iManage
      
      

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