Legal Secretary- 3441020

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title :   Legal Secretary

Location :   Dallas TX 75201

Salary / Payrate :   $70K-$90K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment :   Hybrid (2 days WFH after initial 90 day ramp up period)

Term :   Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required :   No

Referral Fee : AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

JOB DESCRIPTION #LI-KK1

The Legal Secretary provides support to attorneys and paralegals resulting in a high level of client service; managing extensive and detailed domestic and international travel arrangements; high volume processing of new business intake; handling extensive and intricate client billing; preparing and submitting attorney expenses; inputting attorney time entries; responding to client inquiries via phone and email; arranging meetings and conferences for internal groups and related to business development activities; document processing and editing; prepare and format legal documents; coordinating calendars; monitoring incoming mail and e-mails; maintaining and updating client files and other tasks.

As a Legal Secretary, your duties will include but not be limited to :

• Assist attorneys with frequent and voluminous new client applications and conflict checks
• Proficiency with making and managing travel arrangements with assistance of travel agency to ensure all aspects of travel are made accurately and communicated effectively for extensive travel both in the U.S. and abroad (i.e., air, hotel, car, train, meeting rooms, travel memberships accounts and the like)
• Work closely with Accounting Department staff to prepare high volume client billings and receivables to meet client billing format and reporting requirements
• Accurately enter attorney time into timekeeping system to meet daily / weekly deadlines
• Prepare and submit expense reports
• Prepare and revise, format and finalize a wide variety of legal documents
• Establish and maintain paper and electronic client and administrative files in compliance with current Firm policies
• Interact on a daily basis with departments within the Firm to facilitate highest possible legal support
• Answer, screen and place phone calls to clients and other business associates and respond to client inquiries
• Open, review and route mail as directed
• Provide assistance to other Legal Secretaries within Firm whenever necessary to meet Firm and client needs

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