Overview
Legal Secretary Jobs in San Diego, CA at Devaney Pate Morris & Cameron
Full Job Description
Devaney Pate Morris & Cameron (DPMC) is a California public agency law firm with over 200 years of combined experience representing public agencies and other public/private entities. DPMC’s employees are known for their excellence, innovation, and professionalism, having represented complex public agency clients throughout the state of California. The firm specializes in a wide range of legal areas to provide specialized services tailored to entities that other law firms may not offer.
DPMC promotes an environment that encourages attorney advancement and growth. We support integrity, diversity, professional growth, and personal fulfillment for attorneys and staff. At DPMC, you will work collaboratively with the industry’s finest attorneys and gain hands-on experience from inception through resolution, including trial.
The DPMC culture is characterized by honesty, hard work, collaboration, and understanding. Our employees describe our firm as a place where you are treated like a human and offered grace, training, and the opportunity to shine. The humility, integrity, diligence, and reputation of the founding partners are unparalleled.
About The Role
DPMC seeks a full-time Legal Secretary to join the downtown office on-site. This position plays a key role in assisting DPMC attorneys in a variety of administrative tasks, including but not limited to, responsible for legal document preparation, assisting legal professionals, utilizing clerical skills, managing diaries, and providing administrative support for government entities and private clients in the state of California.
This position is based in our Downtown San Diego location:
402 W. Broadway, Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92101
Expect to thrive with in-person mentorship and training provided by the industry’s most reputable public agency attorneys.
Responsibilities
Manage daily administrative tasks, including time entry, expense submissions, calendar management, scheduling, document editing, and travel coordination.
Learn internal tools and workflows to offer proactive, creative solutions to attorney and team needs.
Support billing processes, including generating and editing client invoices and submitting them through the appropriate channels.
Maintain the highest levels of confidentiality with all sensitive firm and client information.
Ensure careful handling of privileged, financial, or proprietary materials in accordance with firm policies.
Qualifications
Must be able to communicate professionally and confidently with attorneys, staff, clients, and vendors.
Resourceful and capable of working independently while maintaining a strong team-oriented, client-service mindset.
Balance multiple tasks and adapt well to evolving technology and firm systems.
Minimum of 1 year of legal administration experience.
Bachelor Degree preferred
Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
If you are passionate about the legal field and possess the required skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to DPMC’s team as a Legal Secretary.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 – $43.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Free parking
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Title: Legal Secretary
Company: Devaney Pate Morris & Cameron
Location: San Diego, CA
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