Legal Assistants

Richards & Connor is seeking full-time experienced legal secretaries to undertake a variety of clerical tasks, providing support to attorneys on legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to one or more attorneys
• Preparation of legal filings and communication with clients, counsel, etc.
• Effectively communicate with witnesses, clients, and colleagues
• Preserve an updated case record system
• Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate
• Maintain and update inventories of case and contact details
• Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders

Skills

• Proven experience as a legal secretary
• Knowledge of legal terminology and court systems
• Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, etc)
• Working knowledge of litigation management software systems is a plus
• Proficiency in English
• Outstanding time-management and typing skills
• Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people