Legal Secretary

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Legal Secretary
Duties: Gathers information, prepares legal documents, types legal forms, correspondence, documents such as briefs, opinions, complaints, warrants, affidavits, depositions and monitors to ensure legal requirements and deadlines are met; Reviews new cases and sets up interviews between clients, law enforcement personnel and attorneys; Reviews materials received, sets up files and initiates paperwork; Takes and/or transcribes from electronic dictation, prepares legal reports, correspondence, forms such as petitions, jury instructions and disclosures; Determines prioritization of trials, sets up and maintains calendars of hearings, trials, depositions and response times to pending litigation; Compiles statistical data concerning unit operations, at the direction of the attorney and/or paralegal, prepares periodic and special reports; Prepares motions for continuance, suspension or dismissal through the court system; Coordinates work activities with trial teams and/or divisions; Acts as liaison for attorney and/or paralegal regarding case preparation, discovery and prepares appropriate legal documents as required; Communicates with clients or witnesses to obtain or verify legal information for cases; Word processes a variety of technical and confidential documents, contracts, ordinances, case dispositions and privileged attorney client information; Reviews, sorts and proofreads legal documents for attorney and/or paralegal; Files and indexes legal documents produced and received in the case files; Edits legal documents for appropriateness of legal or technical terminology, grammar, punctuation and spelling; Operates a variety of office equipment.

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