Legal Secretary (Medical Malpractice) (Contract to Hire ) (Hybrid in White Plains, NY )
Location: Hybrid in White Plains, NY with 4 days onsite and 1 day remote
Rate: OPEN
Required Experience:
- 2+ years of Litigation experience
- Prior experience with litigation involving Medical Malpractice is a big plus if not some type of defense litigation
- Must have prior experience with litigation procedures and processes, e-filing, and creating a table of authorities
- Familiarity with New York State and Federal court procedures and rules
- Ability to work in a team-based setting with other Legal Secretaries supporting a group of attorneys.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare legal filings: format documents, pull exhibits, proofread, and redact documents.
- Prepare court filings, and become familiar with court rules and filing procedures.
- E-file court filings-State and Federal
- Open new matters
- Document management and organization, saving to the network, and indexing for the file room
- Retrieve court decisions from Westlaw
- Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
- Input billing information into the billing software
- Schedule conferences and depositions, maintain attorney calendars
- Manage bills for third-party vendors, process check requests, and follow up with accounting
Qualifications
- 2+ years of Litigation experience
- Prior experience with litigation involving Medical Malpractice
- Must have prior experience with litigation procedures and processes, e-filing, and creating table of authorities
- Familiarity with New York State and Federal court procedures and rules
- Ability to work in a team-based setting with other Legal Secretaries supporting a group of attorneys
- Open to taking on new responsibilities and challenging tasks
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment
- Excellent typing skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Licensed Notary.