Legal Secretary temp to perm (Miami-Dade County)

The Legal Secretary provides secretarial services for the attorney, and facilitates their provision of legal services to the community.

Job Duties:

Prepares or transcribes as requested the legal pleadings, documents, letters, and other materials necessary for the provision of legal services to the community.

Prepares the requisite number of copies as indicated by the document prepared or case handler requesting the document.

Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls for assigned attorneys and take messages as appropriate.

Notarizes documents.

Utilizes the pleading bank system to generate documents in response to requests from case handlers for specific documents.

Assists other legal secretaries as needed, and cover for their absence.

Assists the assigned attorneys in maintaining their calendars, maintaining case files, and scheduling meetings, appointments, and court hearings.

When bilingual, translates letters and documents, if translator is unavailable.

Assists in backlog of data entry or other administrative work.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

For consideration, please remit your resume to jsilva(@)adamsmartingroup.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.