Washington Legal Secretaries Job Listings

Litigation Legal Secretary63392076459523120

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Litigation Legal Secretary

Washington, DC, USA

Responsibilities: Edit and proofread routine law office correspondence and legal case matters. Transcribe legal documents, correspondence and reports from rough draft, dictation or transcription. Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints. Professional and positive interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate and follow instructions effectively from a diverse group of clients, attorneys and staff and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact. Work with multiple attorneys with minimum supervision. Problem solve, use sound judgment and work well under pressure. Work within deadlines and effectively handle stress. Establish effective working relationships and appropriately interact with others. Requirements Bachelor’s degree (preferred); 5+ years of legal secretarial experience Litigation experience (required); Working knowledge of iManage and Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and etc.) Work independently and thrive as part of a team. Prepares complex documents, correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents under the supervision of an attorney or paralegal. Opens new files and client matters, requests conflict of interest checks, and maintains all client and general files

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Legal Secretary (Health Care & Life Sciences)63392060993025121

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Legal Secretary (Health Care & Life Sciences)

Washington, DC, USA

Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys, including but not limited to, managing attorney calendars, coordinating travel arrangements, planning and scheduling meetings, opening and sorting mail, CLE reporting, professional memberships and entering attorneys’ time entries Read and manage emails, print client emails and attachments. Effectively manage projects by meeting deadlines and conducting follow-up as needed. Handles monthly client billing. Reviews billing proformas for accuracy and completeness. Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits. Process various forms such as expense reports, new business forms, check requests and audit letters. Create engagement letters, opens new matters and generates client conflict checks. Assist with meeting planning, coordination and support, including internal and external meetings, booking conference rooms in other offices and arranging catering for lunch/dinner client meetings. Sets up and maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing. Indexes and prepares files for off-site storage. Answers telephones and accurately takes and relays messages. Assumes responsibility for maintaining the highest level of confidentiality of all Firm and client information, records and files, both within and outside of the Firm. File and maintain electronic documents in iManage. Prepare documents for offsite storage utilizing LegalKey software. Requirements 3+ years of administrative law firm experience required BA/BS degree preferred

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Billing Specialist (law firm exp. required)63392060433539122

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Billing Specialist (law firm exp. required)

Washington, DC, USA

A law firm is seeking a full-time Billing Specialist to join their team. This person will be responsible for full cycle billing from the preparation of prebills through final invoices. Responsibilities Managing the prebill to final bill process; assuring partnerseceive and return accurate prebills in a timely manner. Finalizing and submitting bills/eBills in an appropriate template that conforms to the client requirements. Confirming final bills have been submitted to the client and posted in the accounting system. Producing closing bills on demand. Collaborating with the eBilling team for set-up of new clients for eBilling requirements. Submitting invoices electronically, taking accountability for successful submission and troubleshooting issues. Proactively following-up regarding acceptance of eBills. Verifying billing rates with the Rates team, reviewing and instituting the outside counsel guidelines to include: monitoring fee caps, tier discounts and matter budgets; communicating with BIC and management regarding discounts, write-downs and write-offs. Responding to inquiries relating to accruals, audits and payments. Maintaining updated prebill status reports and monitoring billing figures on a daily basis. Ensuring management of client trust accounts, accurate payment allocation and unapplied fund resolution throughout the life cycle of assigned portfolio. Keeping partners updated with available, unapplied and trust funds and apply when appropriate. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business discipline preferred. • Law firm or professional services background preferred. • Expertise in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel. • Aderant Expert or Elite Enterprise (3E) experience preferred. • Talent for delivering client service through teamwork. • Ability to exchange information and to present ideas, report facts and other information clearly and concisely. • Strong initiative to proactively increase value to the position. • Flexibility to work additional hours as necessary.

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Litigation Legal Assistant (ITC)63392042527107123

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Litigation Legal Assistant (ITC)

Washington, DC, USA

Responsibilities: Maintain correspondence and pleadings, and index as appropriate. Assist with the preparation of appeal briefs. Utilize litigation software such as Relativity. Assist with document productions, including coordinating attorney reviews for relevant and privileged documents and coordinating efforts with eDiscovery and Litigation Support. Maintain deposition files and deposition exhibits indices. Assist in the preparation of documents for witnesses’ depositions. Assist with court filings. Docket litigation due dates. Work overtime or travel, if required. Participate in the supervision and training of litigation clerks. Requirements Bachelor’s degree or equivalent litigation experience required; Paralegal certificate preferred. 5+ years of ITC and district court experience. Demonstrated knowledge of litigation software such as Relativity and Sharepoint is strongly preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including meeting platforms such as Teams and Zoom, and the ability to learn the software and databases used by the firm and its clients. Solid experience with case/matter management and/or other database tools and technologies used to manage data and information. Excellent research skills and proficiency in using various research tools, including the Internet and court websites.

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IP Litigation Legal Assistant63499822308737124

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IP Litigation Legal Assistant

Reston, VA, USA

A national law firm is seeking a full-time IP Litigation Paralegal to join their team. This person will assist the attorneys and case manager with all facets of the litigation process. Responsibilities: Maintaining correspondence and pleadings Assisting with document productions, coordinating attorney review for relevant and privilege documents and coordinating efforts with appropriate vendors Maintaining deposition files and deposition databases, Assisting in the preparation of witnesses for depositions, and assisting in all aspects of the preparation for trial and attending trial. Requirements Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of litigation experience. Familiarity with electronic filings and electronic discovery and the flexibility to travel and work overtime. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications are required. This position necessitates the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and work well under pressure.

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