Success is always within your reach at Locke Lord.

Locke Lord is a premier full-service law firm that has earned a solid reputation for complex ‎litigation, regulatory and transactional work on behalf of clients in important and growing ‎industry sectors around the world. ‎

At Locke Lord, our diverse and inclusive culture of collegiality and collaboration — core values ‎of the Firm — across all of our offices and practices is ultimately reflected in our client ‎experience by culminating in a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses.‎

Locke Lord is proud to uphold a collective sense of integrity. Our Firm invests in your ‎professional growth, whether you are a seasoned professional or a recent graduate. In addition to lawyers, we hire problem solvers to deliver creative solutions across numerous ‎disciplines, including marketing, technology, accounting, human resources, practice support and ‎office services. We reward our employees with a team oriented work environment, competitive ‎salaries, and a comprehensive benefits program.‎

General Statement of Duties:

Locke Lord LLP has an immediate opening for a Legal Secretary in our Atlanta office.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare and process corporate, regulatory and transactional practice legal documents

• Maintain calendar and contacts

• Handle administrative tasks such as heavy dictation, billing, time recording, expense reimbursements, and filing

• Schedule appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements

• Create, update, and format PowerPoint presentations

• Mail, scan, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence and other documents to clients, counsel, and print documents

• Receive and place telephone calls

• Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed materials

• Responsible for timely completion of documents and/or work requests

• Create and edit documents, mail merges, charts, graphs, tables, etc.

• Scan and clean documents utilizing scanner equipment and software

• Convert and clean documents from other software applications

• Strong communications skills needed to communicate with all levels of personnel

• Flexibility in working overtime as requested

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• 5-10+ years of law firm experience

• Experience in corporate law highly preferred

• Very strong organization and attention to detail skills

• Keyboarding skills of at least 65 wpm

• Advanced skills in Word, Excel, Nuance (or Adobe Pro), and PowerPoint

• Experience in Word, including advanced functions and Styles (Innova experience a plus)

• Knowledge of formatting, legal procedures and specialized terminology

• Working knowledge of windows applications, including e-mail and document management systems (iManage experience a plus)

Additional Information:

Supervisory Responsibility – This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment – This position operates in a professional office environment.

Position Type/Expected Work Hours – This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel – Little to no travel is expected for this position.

Locke Lord LLP is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ‎religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ‎marital status, domestic partner status, civil union status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other ‎classifications that are deemed to be protected under federal, state and/or local laws. It is our intention that all qualified ‎applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.‎