Legal Secretary

Wilson Elser's Dallas Texas office is currently seeking a Legal Secretary to join a fast-paced team.

This is an excellent opportunity for legal professionals seeking to expand their careers who are interested in gaining fast-paced professional experience with a national law firm.

The Firm

Wilson Elser is a full-service and leading defense litigation law firm that faithfully serves our clients with more than 1100 attorneys, across 44 offices across the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 200 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 53rd in The National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firm.

The Position

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of experience with a defense litigation firm
• Prior experience with litigation procedures and processes, e-filing, and creating table of authorities a plus
• Familiarity with State and Federal court procedures and rules
• Experience with filing briefs (Table of Contents and Table of Authorities)
• Must be a team player
• Communicates with respect and professionalism
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment
• Able to prioritize and multitask / organize yourself to be able to concurrently manage several tasks
• Able to work independently / self-motivated
• Must know Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Experience using a Document management System a must - familiarity with iManage a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal filings: format documents, pull exhibits, proofread and redact documents
• Draft and send routine correspondence
• Prepare court forms such as notices, motions, and other simple pleadings
• E-file court filings in both State and Federal Court
• Provide overflow support to Secretarial teams, as needed
• Open new matters and process matters for closing
• Process Client intakes and follow up as needed
• Document management and organization, ensuring documents are properly saved to Document Management System
• Become familiar with court rules and agency rules and filing procedures and client guidelines
• Calendaring: maintain attorney calendars and ensure all dates/deadlines, conferences, and depositions are calendared
• Manage expense reimbursements
• Retrieve court decisions from Westlaw
• Obtain final orders from court websites or document portals and follow up as needed
• Create, maintain and update contact sheets/Case Lists as requested
• Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up as needed

Why Should You Apply?

• Excellent Benefits
• Generous PTO plan
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
• Corporate Discount Plans

Interested?

Wilson Elser is a firm focused on its commitment to both their clients and you! Please consider joining our team by sending your credentials to and putting "Dallas Legal Secretary" in the subject line.

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.