Overview
Bilingual Immigration Attorney Jobs in Morganton, NC at Pisgah Legal Services
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Legal Secretary provides a high level of client service and support while producing a high volume of consistently excellent work product. This individual maintains knowledge of the Firm’s practice areas and a specialized knowledge of assigned practices and clients in order to enhance and promote communication between attorneys and their clients and to provide excellent, personalized service to support attorney/client relationships.
Creates, edits, and proofreads complex and practice-specific legal documents, forms, and correspondence, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Creates and maintains client/matter lists and communication lists.
Utilizes Outlook to schedule appointments and calendar dates. Maintains contacts in Outlook.
Assists with timenote entry, including inputting timenotes, editing, proofreading, and closing them on a daily basis.
Utilizes Intapp software to open new matters, prepare engagement letters, and process conflict reports.
Collaborates with Client Account Manager and assigned timekeepers to manage billing process in 3E, including editing prebills, generating reports, and sending out final invoices.
Arranges conference calls, video conferences and live meetings.
Coordinates travel arrangements through the Firm’s travel vendor as requested.
Prepares expense reimbursements, arranges for payment of invoices, and prepares check requests as needed.
Assist in all phases of a matter from case inception through trial (which includes attendance and assistance at trial site) or resolution.
Coordinate management of case documents, including organization, review, and production of documents.
Assist with the preparation of court filings, confirming proper Bluebook citation, proofreading, and assembling of exhibits and appendices.
Assist with depositions, including preparation of witness files, exhibits, notices, and subpoenas.
Assist with trial preparation and logistics, including preparation of witness files, and management of exhibits.
Provides professional client relationship management with external clients.
Creates, edits, and proofreads complex and practice-specific legal documents, forms, and correspondence, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
In conjunction with Paralegals, may prepare or coordinate the preparation of Responses to Auditor Requests. Assists with preparation of Opinion Letters.
ABOUT YOU
High School Diploma required, Associate’s Degree preferred.
Minimum 3 years of recent Legal Secretarial experience.
Experience working in a large law firm preferred.
Experience with litigation practices required.
Experience with 3E or similar financial systems.
Highly proficient with Windows-based software used by the firm, including MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Mac Client. Working knowledge of database, and time and attendance tracking applications.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to apply strong attention to detail to all levels of work.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective internal and external client relationships.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff and a variety of external entities including clients and prospective clients of the Firm.
Excellent teamwork skills and commitment to delivering client service by assisting co-workers.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 – $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
Do you have experience in 3E or similar financial systems (write name)?
Experience:
Litigation Practice: 5 years (Required)
Legal Service/Law Firm: 5 years (Required)
Legal Secretary: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Title: Bilingual Immigration Attorney
Company: Pisgah Legal Services
Location: Morganton, NC
