Legal Secretary Resume Template
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- Support 3 litigation partners and 2 associates on commercial disputes with 150+ active matters.
- E-file pleadings, motions and exhibits through eFileTexas and federal CM/ECF with no rejections.
- Calendar deadlines under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and local rules with zero misses.
- Prepare trial binders, exhibit lists and witness files for 6–8 trials and arbitrations a year.
- Format briefs with tables of contents and authorities and cite-check them in Westlaw.
- Drafted correspondence, notices of deposition and discovery requests from attorney templates.
- Scheduled depositions, mediations and hearings with court reporters and opposing counsel.
- Maintained electronic files in iManage and indexed 40,000+ pages of document productions.
- Entered time and prepared pre-bills in Aderant for 2 attorneys each month.
- Answered a 12-line phone system, greeted clients and opened new matter files after conflict checks.
- Filed and retrieved closed case files and sent paper filings by courier to Dallas County courts.
Names, employers and dates on the sample are invented. Duties and software come from O*NET 31.0; credentials were checked against the sources listed below.
Licenses and certifications
- Professional Legal Secretary (PLS) Certification NALS the Association for Legal Professionals Optional, valued by employers
Sources: www.nals.org, www.bls.gov
Licensing rules differ by state; check with your state board before you apply.
Skills to list
- Legal Document Formatting
- E-Filing Systems
- Case Management Software
- Dictation Transcription
- Court Deadline Tracking
- Billing Software
- Legal Terminology
- Redlining and Proofreading
Software and tools
- Microsoft Outlook
- Thomson Reuters Westlaw
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- LexisNexis
- Filing system software
- Microsoft Access
- Intuit QuickBooks
Duties to describe on a legal secretary resume
- Organized and maintained law libraries, documents, and case files.
- Mailed, faxed, or arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Prepared and distributed invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.
- Prepared, proofread, or processed legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
- Made photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
- Assisted attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.
Titles along the way
- Legal Secretary
- Senior Legal Secretary
- Legal Office Manager
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