Legal Secretary

Hand Arendall Harrison Sale is seeking an organized, detail-oriented Legal Secretary to provide dedicated administrative support to a team of two to three attorneys in our Mobile office. This is a full-time, in-person position and is not part of a pooled support team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing, formatting, proofreading, and filing legal documents and correspondence
• Completing electronic court filings and monitoring applicable deadlines
• Maintaining attorney calendars and scheduling meetings, depositions, and travel
• Organizing case files, trial materials, document indexes, and closing files
• Entering attorney time and assisting with billing-related administrative tasks
• Handling telephone calls, mail, client communications, and conference-room preparation
• Conducting basic legal research and assisting with litigation support, as requested
• Maintaining confidentiality and providing professional service to clients, attorneys, and staff
• Assisting other legal support staff as workload permits

Qualified candidates should have strong organizational, communication, proofreading, and technology skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal document-management, calendaring, timekeeping, and electronic-filing systems. Experience with Aderant is preferred but not required. Prior legal-secretarial or legal-assistant experience is strongly preferred.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with Firm premium contributions
• Firm-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off and 11 paid holidays annually
• Firm 401(k) contribution

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Location: Mobile, Alabama — in office