Legal Secretary

Wilson Elser's Baltimore office currently seeks a Legal Secretary.

This is an excellent opportunity for legal professionals seeking to expand their careers who are interested in gaining fast-paced professional experience with a national law firm.

The Firm
Wilson Elser is a full-service and leading defense litigation law firm who faithfully serves our clients with more than 800 attorneys, across 40 offices in the United States and one in London. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 200 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 53rd in The National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms.

The Position

Qualifications
·Must have 2+ years’ experience as a legal secretary
·Must have prior experience with State and Federal Court procedures and processes such as e-filing
·Ability to work in a team-based setting with other Legal Secretaries supporting a group of attorneys
·Open to taking on new responsibilities and challenging tasks
·Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment
·Excellent typing skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Outlook, Excel)
·Strong written and verbal communication skills
·Exceptional attention to detail

Responsibilities
·Type, edit, file and compose correspondence, including letters and legal memoranda, discovery responses, answers to complaints, demands and other related legal documents
·Transcribe dictation and/or edits handwritten documents
·E-file court filings
·Open new matters
·Document management and organization, saving to network, indexing for file room
·Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
·Input billing information into billing software
·Schedule conferences and depositions, maintain attorney calendars
·Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting
·Perform other duties as requested or assigned

Why Should You Apply?
·Excellent Benefits
·Generous PTO plan
·Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
·Corporate Discount Plans

Interested?
Wilson Elser is a firm who focuses our commitment to both our clients and you! Please consider joining our team by applying online.

We believe in creating a work environment free of barriers and bias, where individual outlooks and talents are respected and valued. Our firm's policy is to ensure an equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the law.