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Legal Secretary

Fisher Phillips · Dallas, TX · 1 mo ago
HybridInformation TechnologyFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, navigation, cookie, application instructions. Also remove "To learn more about our firm, visit us at www.fisherphillips.com." That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered navigation? It's a link to firm site; maybe keep? It's not essential but could be considered promotional. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "To learn more about our firm, visit us at www.fisherphillips.com." is not exactly navigation but could be considered promotional; but not prohibited. However, we might keep it as part of About the role? It's not essential but we can keep as prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's parse the posting. First line: "(Dallas, Full-time, Hybrid after 90 days)" - location, schedule type. This is metadata. Could be placed in a short

maybe under About the role? Or we could include a short paragraph with location and schedule. Since schedule is mentioned, we could include a Schedule section if we have specifics: "Hybrid after 90 days" and "Full-time". That is schedule info. So we can create a Schedule section with that. Pay: Not mentioned. So we should NOT create Pay section. Benefits: Mentioned: "Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with profit sharing, generous paid time off, and holidays. We offer 24/7 telehealth services, a variety of wellness programs, and additional optional benefits designed to support your unique lifestyle." So we can create Benefits section with that. About the role: The first paragraph after location: "Fisher Phillips, a premier international labor and employment law firm, is seeking a skilled and experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to join our team. In this essential role, you will help ensure the smooth operation of our services, directly supporting our attorneys in delivering exceptional client service and upholding our commitment to excellence." That's about the role. Responsibilities: List of duties: "Key Responsibilities" then bullet list (though not bullet but sentences). We need to convert to

  • . Let's extract each responsibility: - Formatting briefs, pleadings, correspondence and other legal documents. - Filing of legal documents with state and federal courts (e-filing knowledge a plus). - Regularly and accurately proofreads all documents to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to distribution or filing. - Update and maintaining client files. - Maintain attorney calendars through Outlook and Aderant Milana (i.e. scheduling appointments, calendaring due dates, etc.). - Organize and coordinate travel arrangements for assigned attorneys. - Accurately entering, reviewing and revising timekeeper timesheets including consistent identification of litigation codes when applicable. - Preparing attorney reimbursements and mileage. - Consistently providing friendly and helpful telephone support for assigned attorneys and/or receptionist relief. - Reviewing and ensuring accuracy of vendor invoices; prepare accurate check requests and timely submit invoices for payment to client or accounting. - Participate in the timely review and submission of pre-bills and/or client bills. We need to ensure each is a
  • . Requirements: Section "Requirements" then bullet list? Actually it's paragraph: "Minimum of a high school diploma required (College degree is preferred, but not required). A minimum of five years of experience as a legal secretary is required. Experience with Lexis Nexis, Pacer, ECF, Aderant Milana, and Concur. Demonstrated knowledge of legal terminology, legal documents, and legal processes in the Litigation Department, including the ability to mark and generate a table of contents and table of authorities. Strong computer proficiency in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Document Management Systems, Time Entry, e-filing and database software." We can break into
    • items. Qualifications: Not separate; maybe we could treat Requirements as qualifications. But we have a Qualifications section possible if there is content. The posting does not have a separate Qualifications heading; but we could treat Requirements as qualifications. However instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. We have Requirements content; we can make a Requirements section. Qualifications maybe not present separately; we could omit. Skills: Could be derived from Requirements but we might not need separate Skills if we already have Requirements. However we could create Skills section for computer proficiency etc. But better to keep Requirements as one section covering education, experience, technical skills. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule. Possibly also include a short paragraph for location/hybrid. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for "Litigation Legal Secretary". Good. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Thus produce something like:

      About the role

      Fisher Phillips, a premier international labor and employment law firm, is seeking a skilled and experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to join our team. In this essential role, you will help ensure the smooth operation of our services, directly supporting our attorneys in delivering exceptional client service and upholding our commitment to excellence. (Dallas, Full-time, Hybrid after 90 days)

      But maybe location schedule better in Schedule section. Let's create Schedule section:

      Schedule

      Full-time position based in Dallas with hybrid work arrangement available after 90 days.

      Now About the role without location. Responsibilities section. Requirements section. Benefits section. We should not include Pay. Check for duplicated lines: none. Now ensure we preserve all substantive information: Let's verify. From posting: - About the role: we captured the two sentences. Good. - Responsibilities: we captured all bullet points. - Requirements: we captured high school diploma, college degree preferred, 5 years experience, experience with listed systems, demonstrated knowledge of legal terminology etc., strong computer proficiency in MS Office etc., Document Management Systems, Time Entry, e-filing, database software. We might also include "Demonstrated knowledge of legal terminology, legal documents, and legal processes in the Litigation Department, including the ability to mark and generate a table of contents and table of authorities." Good. - Benefits: we captured health, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with profit sharing, generous paid time off, holidays, 24/7 telehealth services, variety of wellness programs, additional optional benefits. - Schedule: we captured Full-time, Dallas, Hybrid after 90 days. We also might include "Hybrid after 90 days" as schedule. We should not include "To learn more about our firm, visit us at www.fisherphillips.com." That's not essential but could be considered navigation? It's a link to firm site; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? But it's not required. The instruction says remove navigation boilerplate. That line is like a promotional link; could be considered navigation. Safer to omit. Also remove EEO boilerplate at end: we omitted. Now ensure we don't include any empty sections. Now produce HTML. We need to wrap each section in appropriate tags. Let's craft:

      About the role

      Fisher Phillips, a premier international labor and employment law firm, is seeking a skilled and experienced Litigation Legal Secretary to join our team. In this essential role, you will help ensure the smooth operation of our services, directly supporting our attorneys in delivering exceptional client service and upholding our commitment to excellence.

      Responsibilities

      • Formatting briefs, pleadings, correspondence and other legal documents.
      • Filing of legal documents with state and federal courts (e-filing knowledge a plus).
      • Regularly and accurately proofreads all documents to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to distribution or filing.
      • Update and maintaining client files.
      • Maintain attorney calendars through Outlook and Aderant Milana (i.e. scheduling appointments, calendaring due dates, etc.).
      • Organize and coordinate travel arrangements for assigned attorneys.
      • Accurately entering, reviewing and revising timekeeper timesheets including consistent identification of litigation codes when applicable.
      • Preparing attorney reimbursements and mileage.
      • Consistently providing friendly and helpful telephone support for assigned attorneys and/or receptionist relief.
      • Reviewing and ensuring accuracy of vendor invoices; prepare accurate check requests and timely submit invoices for payment to client or accounting.
      • Participate in the timely review and submission of pre-bills and/or client bills.

      Requirements

      • Minimum of a high school diploma required (college degree preferred but not required).
      • Minimum of five years of experience as a legal secretary required.
      • Experience with Lexis Nexis, Pacer, ECF, Aderant Milana, and Concur.
      • Demonstrated knowledge of legal terminology, legal documents, and legal processes in the Litigation Department, including the ability to mark and generate a table of contents and table of authorities.
      • Strong computer proficiency in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Document Management Systems, Time Entry, e-filing, and database software.

      Benefits

      • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
      • 401(k) with profit sharing.
      • Generous paid time off and holidays.
      • 24/7 telehealth services.
      • Variety of wellness programs.
      • Additional optional benefits to support your unique lifestyle.

      Schedule

      Full-time position based in Dallas with hybrid work arrangement available after 90 days.

      Check: Did we preserve all? Yes. We didn't include "Key Responsibilities" heading; we used Responsibilities. We didn't include "Why Join Us" section; we incorporated that into Benefits? Actually "Why Join Us" includes description about talent, environment, growth, etc. That's substantive but not covered. We could add an "About the firm" or "Why Join Us" section. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It didn't list "Why Join Us" as a permitted heading, but we could treat that as part of About the role or Benefits? It's about culture, growth, etc. Could be considered part of About the role? But we already have About the role describing the role. The "Why Join Us" paragraph is about the firm's culture, benefits, growth. We already captured benefits; but the paragraph about "exceptional talent is the foundation of our success..." etc. That's not benefits but could be considered "About the firm" or "Why Join Us". Since we don't have a specific heading for that, we could incorporate into About the role as additional prose. However we must not invent headings. We can add a paragraph under About the role that includes that content. Let's see if we missed any substantive info: The "Why Join Us" paragraph: "At Fisher Phillips, we recognize that exceptional talent is the foundation of our success, enabling us to deliver outstanding service to both our internal and external clients. Joining our team means collaborating in a professional yet dynamic environment that leverages cutting-edge technology. Our leadership is committed to fostering your professional growth and providing opportunities to challenge yourself in meaningful ways. We believe in rewarding talent with more than just

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