Job Description Job Description
A leading law firm with over 100 attorneys and 30 practice areas is seeking a Plaintiff Personal Injury Legal Secretary to join their team in Trenton, NJ. The ideal candidate will be self-directed and detail-oriented with the ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
This role is fully onsite and will start as a 3-month contract with potential to extend/convert. Responsibilities: - Perform the legal support duties of client intake, gathering medical records and preparing pleadings, discovery demands, discovery responses, and motions.
- Professionally answer and handle phone calls and act as client liaison on practice matters.
- Manage the scheduling of conference calls with attorneys, mediations, court appearances with the clients, expert witnesses, other law firms, settlement conferences, oral arguments, and trials.
- Work with witnesses and other law firms to coordinate deposition and trial testimony.
- Handle miscellaneous administrative duties such as composing correspondence, proofing documents, copying, filing, faxing, mailing, and handling general office duties as needed.
- Process expense reimbursements as needed.
- Sort and distribute department mail.
- Handle other responsibilities as directed
Qualifications - The right candidate will have at least two years of law firm experience.
- Experience in Plaintiff's Personal Injury matters is preferred.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office is a must.
- The ideal candidate will be self-directed, and detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.
- Able to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain a high level of discretion, judgment, confidentiality, professional and ethical standards in communications with both external and internal parties.
- Well organized and able to see an assignment through to successful conclusion.
- Self-directed; able to think analytically and solve problems with little direction.
- Able to demonstrate a customer service demeanor regardless of the person or issue at hand.
Company Description
Forrest Solutions has been a privately owned company for 48 years. We are a people power solutions company focusing on onsite outsourcing and temporary and project staffing nationwide. Our prestigious client list consists of Fortune 500 corporations and top 100 AM Law firms.
Company Description Forrest Solutions has been a privately owned company for 48 years. We are a people power solutions company focusing on onsite outsourcing and temporary and project staffing nationwide. Our prestigious client list consists of Fortune 500 corporations and top 100 AM Law firms.