Legal Secretary at Zelms Erlich & Mack

 Zelms Erlich Lenkov is a dynamic, rapidly growing law firm operating in California, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. We represent Fortune 500 companies, athletes, sports teams, celebrities and a wide variety of well-known companies and major corporations. We currently employ over 60 people. Our founding partners have a combined experience of over 75 years, and they bring a varied practice delivering unique, collaborative and out of the box solutions. As a minority and women owned law firm, we promote diversity.

Zelms Erlich Lenkov & Mack is seeking a professional Litigation specialist legal secretary to oversee a range of administrative and secretarial tasks. As the legal secretary, your principal goal is to support attorneys by performing a range of clerical duties.

The position is mainly remote, so the candidate should have the ability and motivation to work remotely. Zelms Erlich Lenkov & Mack is primarily a litigation firm, so the job entails extensive filing of court documents. Extensive calendaring experience with court rules/dates, opposition/reply due dates, and discovery response due dates is necesary.

Responsibilities:

• Provide secretarial support to three or more lawyers at the firm.
• Edit and proofread all legal documents.
• Maintain attorney calendar by scheduling conferences, depositions, and meetings.
• Prepare for filing Court documents at various court houses.
• Organize all legal documents and ensure they are updated.
• Ensure all court documents are in order and filed before deadlines.
• Answer emails and phone calls.
• Prepare different legal documents including appeals, motions, and petitions.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent qualification required.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of legal documents and terminology.
• Excellent Skills with MS Office. Knowledge of Net Docs, Excel, and Court filing applications. Skilled with Cloud based calendaring systems and court E Filing. 
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

 

Zelms Erlich Lenkov & Mack Offers a hybrid work environment with zoom and in person meetings as needed

Employment Type: Full Time
Years Experience: 5 - 10 years
Salary: $65,000 - $95,000 Annual
Bonus/Commission: No