Description
Join our legal team! The Saint Paul City Attorney Office is accepting applications for a Legal Support Specialist. The Legal Support Specialist is responsible for providing a broad range of administrative support for attorneys and paralegals in the Civil Litigation Division. Provides expert-level clerical support to litigation attorneys and paralegal staff on a variety of standard and complex civil lawsuits.
Responsibilities
- Type, edit, format and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents.
- Open and close files in a timely fashion. Assist in processing conflicts searches.
- Manage all incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, and phone calls in a confidential, organized, and efficient manner.
- File electronic documents with appropriate courts and ensure proper procedures are followed and deadlines are met.
- Ensure retention of legal documents and correspondence in the management system.
- Manage and maintain multiple calendars, schedules and deadlines.
- Arrange for service on all parties via process server, certified mail, or via electronic service.
- Act as a liaison between assigned attorney(s) and courts, clients, other City departments and external affiliates including financial institutions, other law offices, and governmental entities as required.
For more information and essential functions, see our Legal Secretary job description.
Qualifications
Satisfactory completion of a legal secretary program in a business or technical school or three years of legal secretary experience.
City of Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota 55102
US
