About the position
Procopio is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to support our busy and growing Real Estate and Tribal Law teams! This position is in our San Diego office and will be hybrid remote. The Legal Secretary will work closely with staff and attorneys and will have a variety of responsibilities.
Responsibilities
• Organizing and creating closing binders
• Preparing and submitting conflict inquiries and new matter openings; preparing Engagement Agreements and Conflict Waiver letters
• Managing, planning, calendaring of all conference calls and meetings, including client interface
• Researching property profiles, searching online title database, retrieving title documents
• Assisting with assembly of documents for closings
• Assisting in enhancing attorneys practice efficiency and productivity
Requirements
• 10+ years of Legal Secretary experience supporting real estate attorneys
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound judgment
• Critical thinking
• High level of ingenuity to assess issues, identify alternatives and recommend solutions
• Strong skills in MS Office
• Excellent word processing skills
• Outstanding written and verbal professional communications
• Skilled at handling a high volume of work
Nice-to-haves
• Past Tribal Law experience is a plus
Benefits
• Bonuses are awarded in recognition of individual and firm performance.
• medical (HMO/PPO plans)
• dental (HMO/PPO plans)
• vision
• flexible spending/health savings accounts
• Firm-paid and supplemental life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• firm incentives for wellness program participation
• 401k profit-sharing program after 12 months of consecutive employment
• paid holiday, vacation, and sick days