Legal Secretary

State Farm is a Fortune 50 company focused on helping people and investing in communities. They are seeking a Legal Secretary to support attorneys in the Glendale, CA Claim Litigation office with responsibilities including calendaring, scheduling, and filing, while interacting with clients and courts throughout the litigation process.

Responsibilities

• Apply specialized knowledge of legal procedures
• Calendar management, processing mail, electronic/paper filing
• Assists attorneys in handling assigned files and delivering legal services under attorney supervision
• Assists attorneys in effective and efficient resolution of files
• Applies specialized knowledge of legal procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Schedule litigation events, including depositions, mediations and hearings

Skills

• 1+ years of recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience preferably in insurance defense or personal injury
• 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
• Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, local and state rules regarding pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirement (strongly preferred)
• 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 First Legal 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
• Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, local and state rules regarding pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirement

Benefits

• 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!
• Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• 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 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!
• We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• 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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