Legal Secretary
US-PA-Philadelphia
Careers (External)
Req #: 41468
Type: Regular Full Time
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Overview: Being good neighbors - helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place - is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. Come join a #1 team and do some good! Responsibilities: As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. In 2024, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity named State Farm a Top Performer and Compass Award Winner. Additionally, Fortune named State Farm one of the World's Most Admired Companies. Our mission is to provide high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner and to act as strategic thinking partners for our client and customers. To succeed, we need self-starters who are agile, creative, collaborative, strategic, passionate, and communicative. Amy F. Loperfido & Associates, insurance staff counsel for State Farm Insurance Companies, is seeking a Legal Secretary to join the Philadelphia Claim Litigation office. While every day can provide different experiences and opportunities, a typical day as a Legal Secretary involves supporting attorneys with calendaring and scheduling, processing mail, and electronic/paper filing. The office allows for collaborative environments with access to peer mentors. This role provides diversity of work and the opportunity for development/advancement. This role will interact with clients, courts, and counsel throughout the litigation process on behalf of the attorney. The position is classified as a hybrid role, meaning that the work arrangement calls for hours in the office and virtually. Everyone in a hybrid role is required to spend time in the office. Work arrangements could change over time based on business needs. Hours for the position are Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm. LOCATION: 1500 Market Street, Suite 2400 Centre Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Responsibilities include, but are not limited to * Apply specialized knowledge of legal procedures * Calendar management, processing mail, electronic/paper filing in all five surrounding counties * Schedule litigation events, including depositions, mediations and hearings Qualifications: Previous experience required * 2+ years of recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience preferably in insurance defense or personal injury * Prior experience in electronic and paper filing preferrable in the five surrounding counties (Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks) Key Skills required * Calendaring and scheduling experience within a legal environment * Strong organizational skills, prioritizing urgent and non-urgent tasks (items with deadlines, handling demands), multitasking * E-filing experience * Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, local and state rules regarding pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirement (strongly preferred) * Ability to adapt to a corporate law environment * Strong written and oral communication skills (proofreading, attention to detail, formatting) * Accurate typing skills Technology/software experience required * Working knowledge of PA electronic filing system * Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite * Working knowledge of Case Management system * Working knowledge of Document Storage system Additional Details * Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately. State Farm will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work opportunities. * Hybrid work arrangement * Travel not required
Share this job:
