Litigation Legal Secretary – Medical Malpractice

Job overview

The Litigation Legal Secretary – Medical Malpractice role is onsite in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on a full-time schedule. The stated salary range is $80,000–$90,000 per year. The position is recruited by Ascension Global Staffing & Executive Search for a law firm’s medical malpractice litigation practice. The secretary provides day-to-day litigation and administrative support to attorneys, keeping case files, documents, calendars, deadlines, and court filings organized. The role also assists with discovery and trial preparation and coordinates meetings and other legal-team logistics.

What you'll do

• Provide administrative and litigation support to attorneys
• organize and maintain case files
• prepare, edit, proofread, and format pleadings, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents
• assist with discovery preparation and service
• maintain calendars and coordinate hearings, depositions, mediations, conferences, and meetings
• track deadlines and filing requirements
• assist with trial preparation
• file documents electronically with state and federal courts
• support matter opening and closing, conflict checks, expense reports, time entry, and travel arrangements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

litigation legal secretary

medical malpractice

fort lauderdale fl

full-time

onsite

$80k–$90k

case files

court filings

discovery

trial preparation

attorney calendars

electronic filing

microsoft office

imanage

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Supports medical malpractice litigation and requires familiarity with state and federal court procedures and electronic filing; additional hours may be needed to meet case deadlines.

About the employer

Ascension Global Staffing & Executive Search is hiring for this role. Industry: Executive Search Services. Sector: 56.