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Legal Secretary

Employer
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Location
Southfield, Michigan
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Oct 24, 2019

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Category
Legal / Compliance
Job Type
Not Specified
Career Level
Not Specified

Job Details

Advance your career at Liberty Mutual Insurance - A Fortune 100 Company!

Job Summary:

Liberty Mutual Insurance has an excellent opportunity for a Legal Secretary to provide civil litigation and worker’s compensation secretarial support of a legal nature for one or more staff Attorneys and maintain a close and highly responsive relationship to the day-to-day activities of the Attorney(s). Works collaboratively with all internal Legal Department units.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepares standard legal documents utilizing templates. Proofreads and corrects prepared materials for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, syntax, and content. Ensures legal documents contain all necessary portions or related documents for court acceptance; files legal documents with proper courts.

  • Prepares and assembles materials, documents, and exhibits for meetings, court appearances, and hearings including electronic media and technology used within the office and court system.

  • Sorts, opens, logs, and distributes incoming mail to staff; attaches incoming correspondence to case file and related materials needed for action with use of office technology and document management systems as needed.

  • Manages attorney's calendar through our legal database e.g., schedules appointments, coordinates depositions and appearances. Resolves scheduling conflicts with attorney's approval.

  • Performs additional duties as requested such as: Requests fees for payment from Claims department. Informs witnesses of scheduled court appearances; miscellaneous other duties, including the maintenance and use of electronic document management systems.

Compensation dependent on geographic location of employee.

Qualifications:



  • Associate's degree in administrative assistance/secretarial science or equivalent training required, with a minimum of 1-2 years of administrative assistant/secretarial experience. Prior experience in a legal environment strongly preferred.

  • Excellent oral and written communications skills to communicate effectively with policyholders, courts, attorneys and judges.

  • Solid ability to edit and proofread legal documents. Displays solid MS-Office skills.

  • Prior experience with legal software systems preferred and other electronic media systems. Liberty Mutual’s legal offices are paperless.

    Benefits:

    We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to positive change. In return for your service, it’s our privilege to offer you benefits and rewards that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits

    Overview:

    At Liberty Mutual, we give motivated, accomplished professionals the opportunity to help us redefine what insurance means; to work for a global leader with a deep sense of humanity and a focus on improving and protecting everyday lives. We create an inspired, collaborative environment, where people can take ownership of their work; push breakthrough ideas; and feel confident that their contributions will be valued and their growth championed.

    We’re dedicated to doing the right thing for our employees, because we know that their fulfillment and success leads us to great places. Life. Happiness. Innovation. Impact. Advancement. Whatever their pursuit, talented people find their path at Liberty Mutual.

    Company

    When people have a sense of security, they are free to relax, venture out, and live their lives. This is the feeling Liberty Mutual brings to the world every day. Founded in 1912, we are a global leader in property and casualty insurance, focused on protecting and preserving the lives and dreams of customers in more than 30 countries. With over 50,000 employees throughout the world, we offer you the chance to work for an evolving, growing company with a deep sense of humanity and a commitment to diversity and philanthropy. Join our team and go to work knowing that what you do matters. Because really it does.

     

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