Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Irvine, CA

Job Description:
Legal Secretary - Team Support

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

We are seeking a Legal Secretary to join our team in Orange County. This position is part of a team of secretaries that provides extensive secretarial support to attorneys in litigation, corporate/transactional, and real estate practices throughout the State of California.


Job Summary:

The Legal Secretary will provide support to attorneys in litigation, corporate/transactional, and real estate practices throughout the State of California. This includes, but is not limited to, drafting letters, spreadsheets, presentations and shells/templates, including complex formatting and preparation of documents for filing with appellate courts, district courts and various state courts through attorney service and e-filing portals. Additionally, the Legal Secretary will prepare corporate closing binders, signature packets, and redlining. The Legal Secretary will also have the ability to research and obtain information, facilitate the completion of forms and processes, and other administrative tasks, including processing invoices, reimbursements, reviewing time entries and coordinating travel arrangements.

Qualifications:

Comprehensive knowledge of legal office procedures
Demonstrate initiative and have strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to use good judgment in handling tasks in a timely and professional manner with limited supervision
Strong attention to detail, organization, solid computer proficiencies and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and problem solving while remaining calm in deadline-driven situations
Excellent grammar, punctuation, proofreading and spelling skills
Minimum of five years of experience supporting litigation and/or Corporate/ Real Estate attorneys at a law firm
High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; experience in Adobe, Forms Workflow, Workshare Compare and Best Authority preferred

Experience:

The successful candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience supporting litigation and/or Corporate/ Real Estate attorneys at a law firm. The candidate must also have a high proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; experience in Adobe, Forms Workflow, Workshare Compare and Best Authority is preferred. The successful candidate will be given extensive training on the Firm s software applications.

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual compensation range for this position is $75-105k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.














H1: Join Our Team as a Legal Secretary - Team Support

H2: Job Summary

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

We are seeking a Legal Secretary to join our team in Orange County. This position is part of a team of secretaries that provides extensive secretarial support to attorneys in litigation, corporate/transactional, and real estate practices throughout the State of California.

The Legal Secretary will provide support to attorneys in litigation, corporate/transactional, and real estate practices throughout the State of California. This includes, but is not limited to, drafting letters, spreadsheets, presentations and shells/templates, including complex formatting and preparation of documents for filing with appellate courts, district courts and various state courts through attorney service and e-filing portals. Additionally, the Legal Secretary will prepare corporate closing binders, signature packets, and redlining. The Legal Secretary will also have the ability to research and obtain information, facilitate the completion of forms and processes, and other administrative tasks, including processing invoices, reimbursements, reviewing time entries and coordinating travel arrangements.

H2: Qualifications

Comprehensive knowledge of legal office procedures
Demonstrate initiative and have strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to use good judgment in handling tasks in a timely and professional manner with limited supervision
Strong attention to detail, organization, solid computer proficiencies and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and problem solving while remaining calm in deadline-driven situations
Excellent grammar, punctuation, proofreading and spelling skills
Minimum of five years of experience supporting litigation and/or Corporate/ Real Estate attorneys at a law firm
High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; experience in Adobe, Forms Workflow, Workshare Compare and Best Authority preferred

H2: Experience:

The successful candidate must have a minimum of five years of experience supporting litigation and/or Corporate/ Real Estate attorneys at a law firm. The candidate must also have a high proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; experience in Adobe, Forms Workflow, Workshare Compare and Best Authority is preferred. The successful candidate will be given extensive training

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