Legal Secretary

Job overview

The Legal Secretary role is onsite in Jersey City, NJ. The posting lists pay of $20–$28 per hour. The position supports a personal injury law firm. The role helps the firm manage litigation work and deadlines by preparing and filing legal documents, maintaining calendars and case diaries, and handling communications and general office tasks. Organization and accurate deadline tracking support the firm’s case workflow.

What you'll do

• File documents through eCourts
• draft pleadings, complaints, motions, answers to interrogatories, discovery demands, and deposition notices
• track discovery end dates, statutes of limitations, and deadlines
• manage the diary
• answer calls and emails
• prioritize, date-stamp, and log mail
• and perform calendaring, filing, scanning, and faxing.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

legal secretary

jersey city nj

law offices of john allegra

$20–$28/hr

personal injury law

litigation

ecourts

legal drafting

deadline management

discovery

calendaring

microsoft office

bilingual spanish preferred

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive salary
• the posting describes salary as negotiable.

Why this role

The posting seeks litigation knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, and Google Chrome. Spanish and English bilingual ability is a plus.

About the employer

Law Offices Of John Allegra LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.