Job Title: Litigation Legal Secretary	Salary: DOE / Yearly
Location: Sacramento, CA	Type: Full-Time

Description:

Discovering New Opportunities

Ximenez Consulting, Inc
Specializing in Legal Recruitment

We are searching for Litigation Legal Secretaries for our client a prominent law firm that specializes in business, civil, real estate, construction, personal injury, insurance defense, employment, environmental, transactional and litigation. We have immediate openings throughout the Sacramento area.

We place attorneys as well as secretaries, paralegals and legal support professionals into direct hire positions with leading law firms.

Litigation Legal Secretary

At least three years' experience as a litigation legal secretary with trial preparation; intake to settlement or litigation. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced litigation environment, while working as a team. Candidates must be very detail-oriented, with strong multi-tasking abilities, excellent written and verbal communication skills. Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Power Point, Excel and Outlook. Candidate must be dependable, strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Job Duties:
Transcribing dictation, including correspondence, legal pleadings, and documents.

Incorporating dictation into standard office or legal forms.

Calendaring office appointments and court hearings.

Preparing and using tickler systems for numerous procedural steps required in various legal actions and procedures.

Setting up and maintaining office filing systems.

Telephone and personal contact with clients, court personnel, other law offices, banks, title companies, governmental agencies, and the general public.

Maintaining office and/or attorney checkbooks.

Maintaining client accounting records when applicable.

Obtaining and maintaining office supplies as needed.

Must have current knowledge of state and federal court rules, including local rules and statutes applicable to work product.

Experience preparing, revising, editing and proofreading legal documents.

Knowledge of pleadings, depositions and filing procedures.

Filing or arranging for filing of court pleadings.

Arranging for service of pleadings and follow up on return of service.

Arranging depositions, including contacting clients, court reporters, other attorneys, and interested parties.

Billing clients, including follow up and rebilling unpaid statements.

Don?t miss this opportunity to take your career to the next level.
This firm offers a very sophisticated practice, competitive salary and benefit package, great location and fantastic team environment.

For immediate consideration e-mail resume and reference ?LITIGATION? in your subject line. Each resume is respectfully confidential.

Ximenez Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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