Legal Secretary (Workers' Compensation)
- Employer
- Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.
- Location
- Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Salary
- Full-time plus benefits
- Posted
- Jul 22, 2014
- Closes
- Aug 08, 2014
- Industry
- Legal
- Category
- Legal Admin
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Banker Lopez Gassler P.A. is seeking a Legal Secretary for a fast paced and high volume workers' compensation defense litigation practice in our downtown St. Petersburg office.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs complex legal secretary with some latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
- Prepares and types legal and administrative correspondence and documents at direction of supervisor and independently prepares some non-legal correspondence and documents at direction of supervisor.
- Prepares attorney time entry and edits billing memos.
- Opens, maintains, and closes files.
- Receives and screens telephone calls, providing information which may require the use of judgment and interpretation of policies and procedures.
- Communicates with clients, opposing counsel, courts, agencies and the general public.
- Schedules hearings, depositions, conferences, meetings, etc. and maintains attorney’s calendar.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma and some college education or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum three to five years progressive experience as a legal secretary in the practice areas listed above.
- Advanced knowledge of legal practices, terminology and format for legal documents.
- Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate by e-mail, telephone, and in person to provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact in an environment with a diverse group of personalities.
- Flexible and solution-oriented with the ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
- Advanced writing skills, verbal communication skills, and dictation transcription. Includes the ability to type a minimum of 60 WPM.
- Advanced skills in computer technology using Microsoft Office Suite, Orion, and document management (Worldox and/or Sharepoint).
- Non-smoker