Job Title:
Litigation Legal Secretary

Company: Donahue Fitzgerald LLP

Location: oakland, CA

Created: 2024-04-20

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

Donahue Fitzgerald LLP is seeking a litigation legal secretary to join our team in our Oakland office. This position will be responsible for supporting multiple attorneys across a variety of practice areas.Essential Job Duties:Secretarial, word processing and legal administrative support for multiple partners and associate attorneys in a variety of practice areas.Create, revise, and format legal documents, pleadings, correspondence and forms from handwritten drafts, notes, or dictation. Apply track changes, formatting, and styles; edit, label, and redact documents; compare documents using document comparison software and produce redlined versions; ability to produce TOA and TOCProofread documents for spelling, grammatical, typographical and formatting errorsExperience with E-filing in both State and Federal courtsAssist attorneys with special projects and other general administrative duties.Schedule and calendar meetings, depositions, hearings and court reportersPerform legal calendaring Assist with the opening and closing of mattersInteract with clients, visitors, attorneys and staff via telephone and emailQualifications:3+ years of experience as a litigation legal secretary within a law firm environmentAbility to support multiple attorneys in a fast-paced environmentStrong organizational skills and the ability to multi-taskExcellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skillsAbility to take direction and work independently with little or no supervision as well as part of a teamAbility to handle complex assignments and complete projects under tight deadlines, must be able to quickly adapt to changing prioritiesStrong commitment to client serviceMust be a team playerExcellent attention to detail and proofreading skillsAbility to work overtime on an occasional basisMinimum Requirements:High School diploma or GED, required3+ years of litigation experience requiredStrong knowledge with Office 365 and Adobe Acrobat or FoxIt PDFExperience with a Document Management System such as IManage, Filesite, NetDocsCandidate must be able to work 5 days in the office for the first 90 days and then a hybrid work schedule of 3 days in the officeThis is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established firm that offers interesting work, a collaborative working environment, and competitive benefits.The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,0000. Salary determinations are made based on numerous factors including, but not limited to years of relevant experience and job knowledge required for this role. Donahue Fitzgerald is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Donahue Fitzgerald, LLP will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12.