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.
Company Overview
At State Farm®, our mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. It was founded in 1922, and is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.statefarm.com/careers.