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Employment Opportunities
Last updated 03/08/10

Legal Secretary
Posted 2/1/10

Arnold & Porter LLP, an international law firm with over 700 attorneys, has offices in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, London, and Brussels. The firm, founded in 1946, maintains several distinct practice areas spanning a broad spectrum of the law, with a primary focus on litigation, transactional matters and regulatory issues.

Job Description:

The Secretarial Department of Arnold & Porter LLP has an opening for a Legal Secretary in the San Francisco office. The Legal Secretary is responsible for the following: Typing letters, briefs, memos and various types of documents; transcribing dictation from tapes; coordinating travel arrangements; scheduling and organizing meetings and appointments; screening and answering phones for the attorneys and legal assistants; maintaining an awareness of attorneys' caseloads and statuses; establishing and maintaining attorneys' files; coordinating/handling client billing; working with Excel and PowerPoint for a variety of assignments and performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 60+ wpm typing.
  • Minimum of two years of prior legal secretarial experience.
  • Prior litigation experience.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Proficiency in MSWord and working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously.
  • Ability to act as liaison between attorney and clients.
  • Flexibility to work additional hours, as necessary.

To apply online, please click here.


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Positions Wanted

Legal Secretary/Paralegal
Posted 5/6/09

Carol J. Cullum is looking for full time employment with law firm that practices Estate Planning, Trust Administration and and/or Probate within Santa Clara Valley. I have 30 years experience. I can be reached at 408-666-1007.


Looking for Work
Posted 10/9/09 Cecilia Dahl is looking for full time employment with a law firm or law office that practices Family Law within Santa Clara Valley. I have 18 years experience in this particular section of law but also have worked with other law practices. She can be reached at 408-559-4200 or by e-mail at aldasj@att.net.


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