Legal Secretary

Lewis Brisbois; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Sick leave

Vacation time

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois seeks a senior-level legal secretary in Dallas with strong litigation experience. The role supports at least four attorneys, handling docketing, calendar management, travel coordination, filings, and document preparation.

The position requires precise attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines. The office offers competitive compensation and a benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer match, and paid time off, with

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 3–4 years of legal experience in civil litigation or trial prep.
• Experience filing and serving pleadings, motions, discovery in state and federal courts, including notices of removal and dispositive motions.
• Ability to manage calendars, travel, depositions, hearings, and coordinate with court personnel.

Responsibilities

• Independently file and serve pleadings, motions, responses, and discovery in Texas State and Federal courts (e-file).
• Manage calendars, travel, appointments, depositions, and hearings with minimal supervision.
• Prepare pleadings and discovery documents from templates; coordinate service of subpoenas.

Skills

Docketing

Calendar management

Litigation support

MS Word

Communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

E-filing systems

Job description

Overview

The Dallas, TX office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is seeking a senior-level legal secretary with litigation experience. The primary responsibilities of this position include working for a minimum of (4) attorneys. Essential functions include docketing, scheduling of appointments including travel, depositions, and various meetings, filings and serving documents both state and federal, creating legal documents, opening new matters and processing various financial related tasks.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer match, as well as sick and vacation time. We also offer excellent opportunities for growth and advancement while working with a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

Job Specifications/Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent, withleast three (3) to four (4) years of legal experience (General Civil Litigation or trial preppreferred; additional background in Consumer Financial Services, Bankruptcy or Commercial Litigation)
• Independently file and serve pleadings, motions, responses and discovery vis e-service in Texas State and Federal courts (including Notice of Removal, Dispositive Motions like Rule 12 and Summary Judgement, and Discovery Motions)
• Manage Calendars, travel, appointments, depositions, and hearings with little guidance, tracking strict state, federal, local and judge-specific discovery and response deadlines, and coordinating hearing settings with court personnel.
• Prepare shells of pleadings, discovery requests, responses, Notice of Deposition, and Subpoenas from templates (including Answers, Notice of Removal, Motions, Notices of Hearing and Proposed Orders).
• Coordinate service of subpoenas with process servers/vendors, Bates label and produce documents, and prepare Table of Contents, Table of Authorities and hearing binders.
• Handle document production and logistics: order court reporters, interpreters, videographers and conference rooms as needed.
• Proofread pleadings and correspondence for typos, spelling, and grammatical errors with high attention to detail, maintaining comfort formatting documents in MS Word.
• Draft correspondence and communicate directly, effectively, and professionally with opposing parties, courts and clients.
• Perform general administrative and financial tasks: answer phones, handle incoming/outgoing mail, open new matters, close files, and process check requests, expense reimbursements, and invoices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, familiarity with basic legal terminology and processes (depositions, mediations), and ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to maintain a positive, professional demeanor under tight deadlines, handle confidential information, work in a fast-paced environment and willingly learn new firm or attorney preferences.

Lewis Brisbois is not accepting search firm submissions for this position.

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