A highly regarded law firm is seeking skilled applicants for their opening as a Legal Secretary in their San Antonio office. The firm is seeking bilingual candidates who have native or expert fluency in both Spanish & English. This role will entail a significant amount of communication with Spanish-speaking attorneys and staff, in addition to drafting documents in both Spanish & English and providing English-to-Spanish (and vice-versa) translation services.

• This is a temp-to-hire position
• 5 days per week on-site in the San Antonio office
• Contract pay starting at $25/hour with a full-time salary of $60k
• Fluency in both Spanish & English required
• Immediate hiring need

Core responsibilities for individuals in this position will include e-filing, drafting legal documents and correspondence, and conducting legal research. This duties will be conducted in both English & Spanish. Individuals in this role will communicate with attorneys located in both the United States and Mexico, and will be responsible for significant translation duties.

Additional Roles & Responsibilities:

• Assists and supports lawyers and paralegals with their work as needed.
• Welcomes guests and clients by greeting them in person or on the telephone, and by answering or directing inquiries.
• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics to help coordinate case preparation.
• Reads, researches, reviews, verifies, and routes correspondence, reports, and legal documents.
• Drafts, revises, and edits letters and other written documents, and collects and analyzes information.
• Organizes client conferences, and attorney meetings by scheduling couriers, court reporters, expert witnesses, and other parties, and by coordinating preparation of charts, graphs, and other courtroom visuals.
• Prepares expense reports and generates revenues by documenting and inputting attorney billable time and reimbursable expenses, preparing invoices, and tracking payments.
• Maintains attorney calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, teleconferences, dispositions, and travel; recording and monitoring court appearance dates, pleadings, and filing requirements; monitoring evidence-gathering; and anticipating changes in litigation or transaction preparation requirements.
• Maintains office supplies by checking stocks, placing and expediting orders, and evaluating new products.

LOD offers non-attorney flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, the candidate’s general skill set, the applicability of the candidate's skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors. A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role.