Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

Burnett Staffing Specialists; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work 2 days/week

Job summary

Burnett Staffing Specialists is assisting a prestigious insurance defense law firm in Austin, seeking a Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant to support a team of attorneys. Requirements: minimum 5+ years of recent litigation experience, defense litigation preferred, high proficiency with MS Office, and familiarity with e-filing and billing systems.

Duties include drafting basic pleadings, managing calendars and deadlines, handling correspondence, and coordinating attorney communications;

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of recent litigation experience in a law firm.
• Defense litigation experience preferred.
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• AUSDH40.

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.
• Manage E-filing in both state and federal courts using e-File Texas and NextGen.
• Enter attorney time into billing system using L & A codes on billing software.
• Run conflict checks and open new client matters, including closing files.
• Exercise discretion and maintain information of a confidential nature.
• Communicate with clients, court personnel and other counsel in a professional manner.
• Be able to multi-task to assist with handling a busy litigation docket.

Skills

MS Office Suite

Tools

Billing software

E-filing platforms

Job description

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.
• Manage E-filing in both state and federal courts using e-File Texas and NextGen.
• Enter attorney time into billing system using L & A codes on billing software.
• Run conflict checks and open new client matters, including closing files.
• Exercise discretion and maintain information of a confidential nature.
• Communicate with clients, court personnel and other counsel in a professional manner.
• Be 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.
• AUSDH40.