Legal Assistant- 3689639

AMS Staffing Inc.; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Professional development

Job summary

AMS Staffing Inc. in San Antonio, TX, seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant to support a boutique firm's litigation practice. Candidate should have 3+ years in litigation support, handle document prep, filings, calendars, and coordination with attorneys.

Hybrid work environment with a salary around $65K plus bonus and GREAT benefits; insurance and retirement options are offered. Previous experience with NetDocuments is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation support experience.
• Strong knowledge of Texas and federal filing procedures.
• Experience drafting, proofreading, formatting, and finalizing legal documents.
• Excellent calendaring and deadline management.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Familiarity with NetDocuments preferred.
• Discretion and client service focus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and finalize legal documents, pleadings, and motions.
• Electronically file documents in state and federal courts.
• Maintain attorney calendars and deadlines.
• Coordinate depositions, meetings, travel, and court appearances.
• Open new matters and perform conflict checks.
• Organize electronic and physical case files.
• Assist with time entry and client invoices.
• Communicate with clients, courts, and counsel.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal secretary

Texas filings

Pleadings and motions

Calendaring

MS Office

NetDocuments

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NetDocuments

Job description

Please connect with me on LinkedIn as well @Jose Santos

Job Title: Legal Assistant

Salary/Payrate: $65K + bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Hybrid (4 in 1 out flexible)

Term: Permanent

Job Description:

AMS has partnered with a boutique firm in search of a Litigation Legal Assistant to join the firm and assist its San Antonio office in its litigation practice. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of litigation legal secretary or legal assistant experience and thrive in a fast-paced litigation environment. Insurance defense litigation experience is strongly preferred. This individual will provide comprehensive administrative and procedural support to attorneys, assist with legal document preparation and court filings, manage litigation calendars and deadlines, and coordinate proceedings throughout all stages of litigation.

Required Skills and Experience

• At least three years of litigation legal secretary or legal assistant experience.
• Thorough knowledge of Texas state and federal court filing procedures.
• Experience preparing, proofreading, formatting, and finalizing pleadings, motions, discovery materials, correspondence, and other legal documents.
• Strong litigation calendaring and deadline management skills, including hearings, depositions, mediations, trials, and appellate deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with electronic document management systems; NetDocuments experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, proofreading, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining confidentiality and delivering exceptional client service.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, revise, proofread, format, and finalize legal documents, pleadings, motions, discovery materials, correspondence, and reports.
• Electronically file documents in Texas state courts, federal courts, and administrative tribunals.
• Maintain attorney calendars and track litigation deadlines.
• Coordinate depositions, mediations, meetings, travel, conference calls, and court appearances.
• Coordinate service of process, subpoenas, and document delivery.
• Open new client matters, assist with conflict checks, and maintain case information.
• Organize and maintain electronic and physical case files.
• Assist with time entry, billing requests, expense reimbursements, and client invoices.
• Prepare engagement letters, transmittal letters, and routine client correspondence.
• Coordinate logistics for trials, mediations, and arbitrations.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, experts, vendors, and court reporters.

Education

• High school diploma required.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred.

Preferred Experience

• NetDocuments or similar document management systems.
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys in a fast-paced litigation practice.
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Professional development and growth opportunities