Legal Secretary
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Watersmeet, MI
- $16 to $21 Hourly
- Full-Time
Job Description
The Legal Secretary position is an administrative assistant position responsible for all administrative, non-supervisory duties within the LVD Legal Department.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
At the direction of the LVD General Counsel and his or her designee, the primary responsibilities of the Legal Secretary include but are not limited to:
Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls; responds to inquiries on a variety of matters such as the status of pending cases, administrative and court rules, and appeal procedures.
Schedules and arranges meetings and conferences and notifies interested parties.
Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
May take or transcribe legal dictation, minutes of meetings, and taped records of conferences, settlement discussions, or interviews.
Proofreads and corrects prepared materials for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, syntax, and content.
Inputs, retrieves, updates, and deletes information using computerized databases.
Sorts, opens, logs, and distributes incoming mail to staff; attaches incoming correspondence to case file and related materials needed for action.
Composes routing letters and memoranda and prepares reports using knowledge of work area instructions and guidelines.
Serves and files legal papers.
Prepares trial notebooks and exhibits listings for assigned attorney(s) case presentation.
Prepares and assembles materials, documents, and exhibits for meetings, court appearances, and hearings.
Gathers data for surveys or performs such research on special subjects or projects.
Assembles and summarizes information from files, newspapers, journals, documents, and other available resources for use by the supervisor, staff, and others.
Assists with scheduling court appearances, assembles documents and exhibits, keeps check on pending cases to avoid default in filing pleadings, and maintains court dockets and diaries.
Assists with the organization and maintenance of legal files and documents including case filed, electronic databases and paper files.
Assist with calendar maintenance for LVD Legal Department to ensure no scheduling conflicts and to inform attorney(s) of court-imposed deadlines.
Schedules assigned Attorney(s) calendar of activities, including making commitments for meetings, conferences, or other engagements.
Transmits privileged legal and other information amongst staff and authorized persons.
Performs complex, administrative, legal secretarial activities which may be highly confidential and sensitive, at the direction of the General Counsel and Prosecutor.
The Legal Secretary position is an administrative assistant position responsible for all administrative, non-supervisory duties within the LVD Legal Department.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
At the direction of the LVD General Counsel and his or her designee, the primary responsibilities of the Legal Secretary include but are not limited to:
Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls; responds to inquiries on a variety of matters such as the status of pending cases, administrative and court rules, and appeal procedures.
Schedules and arranges meetings and conferences and notifies interested parties.
Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
May take or transcribe legal dictation, minutes of meetings, and taped records of conferences, settlement discussions, or interviews.
Proofreads and corrects prepared materials for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, syntax, and content.
Inputs, retrieves, updates, and deletes information using computerized databases.
Sorts, opens, logs, and distributes incoming mail to staff; attaches incoming correspondence to case file and related materials needed for action.
Composes routing letters and memoranda and prepares reports using knowledge of work area instructions and guidelines.
Serves and files legal papers.
Prepares trial notebooks and exhibits listings for assigned attorney(s) case presentation.
Prepares and assembles materials, documents, and exhibits for meetings, court appearances, and hearings.
Gathers data for surveys or performs such research on special subjects or projects.
Assembles and summarizes information from files, newspapers, journals, documents, and other available resources for use by the supervisor, staff, and others.
Assists with scheduling court appearances, assembles documents and exhibits, keeps check on pending cases to avoid default in filing pleadings, and maintains court dockets and diaries.
Assists with the organization and maintenance of legal files and documents including case filed, electronic databases and paper files.
Assist with calendar maintenance for LVD Legal Department to ensure no scheduling conflicts and to inform attorney(s) of court-imposed deadlines.
Schedules assigned Attorney(s) calendar of activities, including making commitments for meetings, conferences, or other engagements.
Transmits privileged legal and other information amongst staff and authorized persons.
Performs complex, administrative, legal secretarial activities which may be highly confidential and sensitive, at the direction of the General Counsel and Prosecutor.
Address
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Watersmeet, MI
49969
USA
Industry
Legal
Posted date
Over a month ago
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