Legal Assistant

Randstad in partnership with The Hanover Insurance Group are actively hiring a Legal Secretary to join their staff legal team located at their field office in Glendale, CA. The Hanover Insurance Group is an industry leading Property & Casualty Insurance Co. with over 160 years of rich history and tradition. Recognized as One of America's Top Employers (Forbes) and A Best Places to Work (Business Insurance) The Hanover Insurance offers a collaborative environment that fosters development and growth. What's in it For You?• Career Development: 3-4 month contract opportunity. This role offers training and development with continuing mentorship ongoing. • Flexible schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri or between 8:30am – 9:00am start time; averaging 38.75 hours/week. • Benefits: Yes, Randstad offers major medical insurance, dental, vision, and 401K.• Pay Rate: $35-$45/hr Position Overview: As a Legal Secretary, you will be working in a staff counsel law office; this Legal Secretary position is responsible for assisting attorneys, as part of a centralized team, with E-Filing, mail processing, calendaring and other administrative / clerical duties as assigned --all under the supervision of the attorney(s) and/or other legal personnel. Responsibilities: • Process all incoming state and federal court e-filings and ensure accurate calendaring of court dates, input reminder dates into attorneys’ calendars, correctly naming/re-naming of documents, uploading of documents to electronic files.• Process all incoming paper mail once it is scanned into electronic form with the same expectations as those materials received via the e-fling process. • To the extent necessary, prepare correspondence and legal papers in final form including. • Ensure accuracy of attorneys’ calendars and proper routing of documents to attorneys, legal assistants and clients. • Performs other clerical duties such as scheduling appointments, composing and typing routine correspondence, reading, sorting and routing mail. • Files correspondence and legal documents in office filing system. • Ensures proper indexing and filing of original legal documents in State and Federal Courts including fax filing in State Courts and E-Filing in Federal Courts. Requirements: • High School Diploma required; college degree preferred.• Minimum 2-4 years related experience working in Personal Injury Litigation and/or General Litigation. • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software, including MS Outlook or comparable electronic mail systems. • Works well with others and establishes sound working relationships. • Solid Keyboard and Typing skills. • Strong Organizational skills.• Ability to multi task assignments with different team members both locally and in remote locations. • Flexibility and the ability to prioritize, and adapt to changes in workflow including both type of work and quantity of work. • Ability to change and adapt work methods as required by changing work environment. • Ability to recognize and implement and / or share best practices with team members. • Ability to work in and file documents in an electronic case management system, LegalFiles or equivalent.