Los Angeles CA
Attorney/Associate/Counsel

Legal Secretary (Litigation)

CM Legal

A law firm is seeking a Legal Secretary for its Los Angeles office, a full-time, hourly, non-exempt role providing administrative and clerical support to a team of attorneys and/or paralegals.

The secretary will prepare correspondence, memoranda, and court filings, create documents from firm templates, build tables of contents and authorities, and file with state, district, and appellate courts, including e-filing. Responsibilities also include managing proofs of service and service lists, running conflict checks and opening new files, entering time, preparing client bills for the billing attorney, scheduling depositions and hearings, keeping attorney calendars, coordinating travel, and processing reimbursements and invoices.

Candidates should have 5+ years of legal secretarial experience, including at least 2 years supporting a billing attorney, and 4+ years of heavy litigation experience (complex litigation and labor & employment experience ideal). State and federal court filing experience, including e-filing, is required, along with proficiency in MS Office, iManage, Adobe PDF, and Workshare Compare, and typing speed of at least 60 wpm.

The base salary range is $92,000–$126,500 per year, with overtime eligibility and a performance-based bonus for certain positions.

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