640 Legal Clerk jobs in the United States

Job Title: Legal Secretary – In-House Legal Department

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Secretary to join our in-house legal team. This position plays a key administrative role, supporting attorneys with day-to-day operations including document preparation, scheduling, filing, and communication management. The ideal candidate is dependable, discreet, and well-organized.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, proofread, and format legal correspondence, contracts, and internal documents
• Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate logistics for legal team activities
• Maintain and organize legal files, both electronically and in physical form
• Track litigation and contract deadlines, filings, and legal responses, and ensure timely follow-up
• Coordinate discovery requests.
• Assist with processing and routing legal documents for review, approval, and signature
• Communicate professionally with internal departments and external parties, including vendors and legal representatives
• Support attorneys in compiling materials for meetings, presentations, and filings
• Handle routine administrative tasks such as billing support, expense tracking, and mail processing
• Assist in maintaining confidentiality protocols and ensuring compliance with internal procedures

Qualifications:

• High school diploma required; Associate’s degree or legal secretary certification preferred
• 2+ years of administrative experience in a legal or corporate environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience using document management and e-signature platforms (e.g., DocuSign, SharePoint)
• Strong grammar, spelling, and document formatting skills
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
• High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential information
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting a legal department or corporate counsel team
• Familiarity with basic legal terminology and contract organization

Experience in a retail, operations, or fast-paced corporate environment

Job Title: Legal Secretary – In-House Legal Department

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Secretary to join our in-house legal team. This position plays a key administrative role, supporting attorneys with day-to-day operations including document preparation, scheduling, filing, and communication management. The ideal candidate is dependable, discreet, and well-organized.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, proofread, and format legal correspondence, contracts, and internal documents
• Manage calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate logistics for legal team activities
• Maintain and organize legal files, both electronically and in physical form
• Track litigation and contract deadlines, filings, and legal responses, and ensure timely follow-up
• Coordinate discovery requests.
• Assist with processing and routing legal documents for review, approval, and signature
• Communicate professionally with internal departments and external parties, including vendors and legal representatives
• Support attorneys in compiling materials for meetings, presentations, and filings
• Handle routine administrative tasks such as billing support, expense tracking, and mail processing
• Assist in maintaining confidentiality protocols and ensuring compliance with internal procedures

Qualifications:

• High school diploma required; Associate’s degree or legal secretary certification preferred
• 2+ years of administrative experience in a legal or corporate environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience using document management and e-signature platforms (e.g., DocuSign, SharePoint)
• Strong grammar, spelling, and document formatting skills
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
• High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential information
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting a legal department or corporate counsel team
• Familiarity with basic legal terminology and contract organization

Experience in a retail, operations, or fast-paced corporate environment

Job Description

We are seeking a Personal Injury Legal Secretary/Assistant to become a part of our team! You will provide overall support to attorneys' business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Receive or retrieve all litigation mail:
  • Calendar anything with a deadline (motion, discovery, etc.)
  • Sort, scan, upload to appropriate folders, and send to the responsible attorney.
  • Create/add original to binders if attorney keeps paper. If paperless, maintain documents with original signatures and file as appropriate.

• Respond to client calls for litigation and assist, transfer, or take message as appropriate.
• Create and maintain litigation calendar:
  • Calendar any/all motions, depositions, and discovery (minimum one-week notice).
  • Invite appropriate attorney and paralegal to each event.
• Schedule depositions and prep as appropriate.
• Receive and save to system all e-filed documents (check as checks/balances).
• Prepare and handle all outgoing mail (all must be scanned before leaving the firm).
• Receive and save to system all e-filed documents.
• Prepare form letters and pleadings.
• Prepare cover letters and other correspondence.
• File certain pleadings and documents with the appropriate e-file system.
• Assist in other tasks as requested.

High volume personal injury law firm

High volume personal injury law firm

Job Description

Quest Group Staffing is searching for a Defense Legal Assistant for our highly respected client. AMAZING BENEFITS! APPLY TODAY!

Thjis role will be in the practice areas of:

• Construction
• Healthcare
• Surety
• Real Estate
• Insurance
• Personal Injury

Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of secretarial duties including transcription, typing, revising, and proofreading correspondence.
• Entering attorney time, answering telephones, sorting mail, coordinating travel arrangements, maintaining files, and other duties as assigned.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and LMS are preferred.

In addition to the attached job description, there could be some personal assistant duties:

• Checking Attorney’s CLE credits (Continuing Legal Education)
• Run errands for office
• Make reservations/travel arrangements
• Keep track of expense reports

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience
• Experience in Defense Litigation in GA
• Benefits Summary attached
• Hours: 8:45-5pm (hour lunch)
• Trial experience is not required
• Will support 2-3 Attorneys

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Legal Secretary at State Farm summary:

A Legal Secretary at State Farm supports attorneys in civil defense litigation by managing calendaring, scheduling, filing, and correspondence. This hybrid role requires knowledge of legal procedures, electronic filing systems, and strong organizational and communication skills. The position involves coordination with clients, courts, and counsel to ensure efficient litigation processes and offers opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment.

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!

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 

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

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PM22

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $57,074.88 - $66,000.00
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 9% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits , locations , and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!

#LI-CG1

 #SFPL

PM22

Keywords:

Legal Secretary, Civil Litigation Support, Calendaring, Legal Filing, E-filing, Case Management, Insurance Defense, Legal Procedures, Document Management, Legal Scheduling

Legal Secretary at State Farm summary:

A Legal Secretary at State Farm supports attorneys in civil defense litigation by managing calendars, scheduling litigation events, processing mail, and handling electronic and paper filing. The role requires specialized legal knowledge, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency with legal software systems. It is a hybrid position located in Philadelphia, offering opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative corporate law environment.

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!

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 

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

#LI-CG1

 #SFPL

PM22

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $57,074.88 - $66,000.00
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 9% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits , locations , and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!

#LI-CG1

 #SFPL

PM22

Keywords:

Legal Secretary, Civil Defense Litigation, Calendaring, E-filing, Legal Procedures, Document Management, Case Management, Insurance Defense, Legal Support, Hybrid Work

Legal Secretary at State Farm summary:

The Legal Secretary at State Farm supports attorneys by managing calendars, scheduling litigation events, and handling electronic and paper filing across multiple counties. This hybrid role requires experience in civil defense litigation, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with legal procedures and technology systems such as PA electronic filing and Case Management software. The position involves client, court, and counsel interactions, providing opportunities for professional growth within a collaborative environment.

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!

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 

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

#LI-CG1

 #SFPL

PM22

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $57,074.88 - $66,000.00
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 9% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits , locations , and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!

#LI-CG1

 #SFPL

PM22

Keywords:

Legal Secretary, Litigation Support, Calendar Management, Electronic Filing, Legal Procedures, Civil Defense Litigation, Case Management, Insurance Defense, Scheduling, Legal Documentation