Legal SecretaryNew Orleans, Louisiana

Legal Secretary

Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1,250 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 43rd in the National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms. We're also Mansfield Certified Plus.

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Legal Secretary position in our New Orleans Office.

This position offers a flexible, hybrid working arrangement.

The Position

We have an extensive practice which includes, but is not limited to, maritime, trucking, auto, premise and product liability matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare pleadings and discovery documents for filing and service
• Prepare court forms for attorneys review
• Schedule depositions with attorneys, clients, witnesses, and court reporters
• Schedule conference calls and on-site / off-site meetings
• Arrange and coordinate travel arrangements
• Calendar depositions, hearings, trials and all associated dates.
• Manage Outlook calendar of all appointments, conferences and meetings
• Open new matters, run conflict checks for partner's review, prepare engagement letters
• Document management and organization, saving documents and emails to document management system
• Familiarity with court rules, filing procedures, and e-filing
• Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
• Submit attorneys expense reports
• Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting
• Excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation

Qualifications

Why Should You Apply?

Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active, signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7 / 1 / 2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at talentacquisition@wilsonelser.com.

We believe in creating a work environment free of barriers and bias, where individual outlooks and talents are respected and valued. Our firm's policy is to ensure an equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the law.