Job summary:

Immediate need for a part-time litigation secretary/legal assistant in North Phoenix/Scottsdale area. The firm handles a variety of litigation, including business litigation, insurance law, personal injury and real estate/professional negligence. Successful candidate will have 3-5 years experience in Arizona litigation, state and federal, and must know calendaring and Word.  Must be very organized, and flexible to assist 1 attorney with a variety of cases.  Status may change to full time depending for the right fit.

Summary of essential job functions:

Calendaring, correspondence to opposing counsel and clients, document preparation including proofreading, working with attorney services to complete filings/service, copying/scanning, opening files, preparing basic pleadings, draft responses to discovery and assemble appropriate exhibits.  Familiarity with electronic assembly of documents a large plus (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro, Bluebeam). Self-starter a must. 

Minimum requirements:

3-5 year experience as a legal secretary/legal assistant.  Familiarity with Arizona local, state and federal rules a must.  Please do not apply if you do not have this knowledge.   Familiarity with California Code of Civil Procedure helpful, but not mandatory. 

Abilities required:

Calendaring; Word 2010 (preferred); Outlook; Lexis; Lexbe or CaseMap; Computer savvy; Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus, but not required.

Benefits:

Competitive salary; discretionary bonus potential.  Health care will be offered if the job goes full time. 

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Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time,as needed. Further,nothing in this notice shall constitute a promise of employment or promise of on-going employment such as to alter Arizona’s “at-will” policy.