Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

Burnett Specialists

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Administrative Skills, Attorney, Billing, Billing Software, Calendar Management, Check Processing, Documentation Standards, Expense Reports, Insurance Regulations, Legal, Legal Documents, Legal Standards, Legal Support Skills, Litigation, Mail Processing, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Time Management
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
11 days ago

Prestigious insurance defense law firm is seeking a Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant to provide support to a group of attorneys.  Firm allows 2 remote days per week.

 

Responsibilities
  • Provides administrative support to a team of civil litigation defense attorneys;
  • Draft basic legal documents including standard pleadings, discovery and correspondence for review by the attorneys;
  • Manage and maintain attorney’s calendars, including litigation deadlines and scheduling meetings;
  • Basic accounting duties including processing vendor invoices, preparing check requests and submitting invoices / expense reports for payment to the client or accounting;
  • Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, phone calls and mail;
  • Manages E-filing in both state and federal courts using e-File Texas and NextGen;
  • Enters attorney time into billing system using L & A codes on billing software;
  • Run conflict checks and open new client matters; including closing files;
  • Exercises discretion and maintains information of a confidential nature;
  • Communicate with clients, court personnel and other counsel in a professional manner;
  • Able to multi-task to assist with handling a busy litigation docket;

 

Requirements
  • Minimum of 5+ years of recent litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience preferred.
  • High proficiency in MS Office Suite.

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