Insurance Defense Litigation Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

The Legal Assistant will assist lawyers in a small firm in civil litigation practice areas, by providing clerical and administrative support in preparing legal documents, including initial drafting of pleadings, discovery, and correspondence, revising drafts, redlining, assembling exhibits, preparing final documents for filing or service and managing day-to-day litigation docket.

Working Hours

• Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a lunch, 40 hours a week

Minimum Requirements

• 1+ years of legal experience in a law firm setting
• Knowledge of MS Office Programs including Word and Excel, File Share, Timeslips, and Workshare software
• Valid Texas Driver License with acceptable MVR and background check

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting civil litigation attorneys in a small or mid-size law firm environment
• Advanced proficiency in legal drafting and document management, including pleadings, discovery, motions, and trial exhibits

Expectations

• Assists in legal document preparation, including initiating drafts of various types of documents, and correspondence, revising draft documents, formatting, proof-reading, redlining, assembly of exhibits, and preparation of final documents for filing and service.
• Assists in preparation of discovery requests and objections and responses to written discovery, including redactions and bates-numbering.
• Coordinate with outside service providers, including scheduling depositions and mediations and securing third-party records.
• Electronic filing in state and federal courts and with government agencies, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Texas Workforce Commission.
• Assist with trial preparation, including organizing files, preparing trial notebooks, preparing exhibits, coordinating witnesses and subpoenas, interacting with court staff, and arranging technology.
• Interactions with opposing counsel’s staff regarding scheduling, transmittal of documents, hearings, depositions, and mediation.
• Interactions with district clerk and court staff regarding hearings, proposed orders, and filings.
• Interface with client file management and document sharing platform.
• General administrative assistance as requested in support of litigation attorneys.
• Conducts attorney time entry and finalizing client billing.
• Handles calendaring, including calculation of deadlines.
• Performs general clerical work, including word-processing, file organization, phone, mail, and message management.
• Acts professionally in client interactions and capable of multi-tasking.
• Performs other duties, tasks and special projects as assigned.

Looking for someone with Defense work experience.

Company Description

Looking for someone with Defense work experience.