Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant - Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting

Prestigious insurance defense law firm is seeking a Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant to provide support to a group of attorneys.

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 8+ years of recent litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience preferred;
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite;