Please send resume should you be interested in the following
Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant position located in
Dallas. This is a full-time, permanent position with a salary
between 75-85K plus awesome benefits and overtime. If you’re not
interested, please pass along to your colleagues as we do pay
referral fees.
Title:
Location: Dallas
Salary: $75-85K
Work Environment: 3 days onsite / 2 days WFH
Hours per week: 37.5
# of attorneys supporting: 8-10 (all attorneys don’t need to
support all of them 100% of the time)
Candidates MUST HAVE General Litigation experience.
Highly prefer candidates that have Bankruptcy and/or IP
Litigation experience
This position will provide administrative support to Litigation
lawyers in a highly collaborative working environment.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for document preparation, editing of pleadings, and
file maintenance
* File electronically in both State and Federal courts
* Work with timekeepers, input time entry, and client billing
* Client contact in person and over the phone
* Travel arrangements, reimbursements and other administrative
tasks
* Handle confidential/sensitive firm and/or client information
* These duties may be ongoing or ad-hoc in nature
* Other duties as may be assigned to fully meet the requirements
for this position
Qualifications
* The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 5 years of
Litigation experience in a mid to large sized law firm and be
proficient in legal secretarial and administrative tasks
including, but not limited to, document preparation, filing, time
entry, expenses, telephone contact, travel arrangements, and
calendar maintenance
* Must be familiar with local court rules
* Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, ability
to prioritize, work independently, and multi-task a must. Ability
to work in a high-volume environment
* The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal and
communication skills and excellent client service
* Qualified candidates must be proficient in MS Word, Outlook
(including utilization of styles and pleading to format
documents), Excel, and PowerPoint; must exhibit strong typing
skills and have the ability to learn and quickly become
proficient in new computer software programs
* Candidates should possess excellent written and oral
communication and solid organizational skills
* Candidates should also be detail-oriented, able to handle
multiple tasks simultaneously, have the ability to prioritize
incoming/outgoing tasks, and work effectively independently and
within a team
* Availability for overtime is required
