Legal Secretary (Transcriptionist)

MCANANY VAN CLEAVE & PHILLIPS PA•Kansas City, KS

6d•$21 - $29

About The Position

Our Legal Secretaries assist our attorney teams with their scheduling and daily administrative needs in order to allow our timekeepers to use their billable time effectively. Our Legal Secretaries focus primarily on transcription but operate at a high degree of technical proficiency, have a passion for organization and efficiency and are solution-oriented. Candidates should work well both independently and within a team to assist our attorneys in scheduling, calendaring and the production of documents.

Requirements

High school diploma AND a minimum of 1 year of recent experience in a law firm/professional services environment or as a medical/legal transcriptionist
Superb communication/customer service skills - both written and verbal
Microsoft Office proficiency
Organized
Ability to juggle multiple high priority tasks at a time

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with Big Hand and/or Litify is a plus

Responsibilities

Manages the dictation of assigned attorneys and paralegals by transcribing directly
Reviews and saves incoming mail, emails, and faxes
Assists assigned attorneys with their schedules and scheduling
Assists with client billing and attorney travel and expense reports
Reviews and edits client bills during monthly prebill process
Assists with opening, maintaining, and closing files
Responds to record and legal documentation requests, as needed
Answers phone calls, takes messages or transfers calls to appropriate parties
Submits vendor invoices for payment
Drafts and updates client budgets
Works with highly confidential information and always maintains utmost confidentiality
Acts in a stewardship capacity for MVP, works as a genuine, confident, functional member of the team, is hardworking with the ability to be innovative and firm focused in alignment with our core values
Other duties as assigned