Legal Secretary
State Farm is a Fortune 50 company recognized for its commitment to providing high quality legal services. The Legal Secretary role involves supporting attorneys with various administrative tasks in a collaborative environment, while interacting with clients and courts throughout the litigation process.
Responsibilities
- Scheduling and confirming appointments
- Managing calendars and e-mails for multiple attorneys
- Drafting pleadings
- Drafting and sending routine legal correspondence
- Electronic filing with the courts
- Pulling signed orders
- Communicating with clients
Skills
- Calendaring and scheduling experience within a legal environment
- Strong organizational skills, prioritizing urgent and non-urgent tasks (items with deadlines, handling demands), multitasking
- E-filing experience in Texas
- Ability to adapt to a corporate law environment
- Strong written and oral communication skills (proofreading, attention to detail, formatting)
- Accurate typing skills
- Working knowledge of Texas electronic filing system
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Working knowledge of Case Management system
- Working knowledge of Document Storage system
- Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately
- Recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience preferably in insurance defense or personal injury
- Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, local and state rules regarding pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirement (strongly preferred)
Benefits
- Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
- Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
- Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
- Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
- Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
- Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
- Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.
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