Legal Secretary

Full-Time Legal Secretary Position

Central Minnesota Legal Services : Full-Time Legal Secretary position available for our Minneapolis office. Background : CMLS is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal representation to clients with low income in 21 counties in central Minnesota. The Minneapolis office serves Anoka and Hennepin Counties. Our mission is to advocate for access to the civil justice system for individuals with low income by providing high quality legal services, and to improve the lives of people living in poverty by empowering self-advocacy skills through legal education. CMLS is funded primarily by a grant from the Legal Services Corporation. CMLS also has other funding sources to provide civil legal services to other low-income populations in its service area. CMLS enjoys a good rapport with, and strong support from, the organized bar and the local judiciary.

Responsibilities : The Legal Secretary will work within a team structure to support primarily administrative work. Administrative tasks include receptionist duties, answering phones and screening calls, drafting correspondence, processing incoming and outgoing mail and other interoffice communications, some light accounting tasks, preparation of reports, organizational tasks assigned by the Executive Director, and other duties as requested to facilitate office functions. Duties include entering accurate information into LegalServer, the firms electronic case management system. This position will be physically in the office five days per week.