Legal Assistant

job summary : Responsibilities :

Responsibilities :

• Responsibilities include preparing correspondence, legal documents including editing and formatting appellate briefs, and organizing files;
• assisting assigned attorneys with meetings, hearings and trials including preparing notebooks; scheduling and calendaring;

and assisting with client billing and preparing expense reports.

The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications :

• A general working knowledge of the rules of civil procedure and e-filing in state and federal courts in Texas; knowledge of appellate procedure is helpful.
• Ability to perform work with a high level of accuracy in a high-volume and deadline driven environment.
• Accurate typing of 80+ wpm and excellent computer skills, including scanning and electronic filing of documents.
• Ability to create Tables of Contents in Word and Tables of Authority using Litera’s Best Authority for appellate briefs is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to be a productive self-starter who can anticipate needs,identify problems, find solutions, meet deadlines, and does not need heavy supervision.
• Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Acrobat is essential.
• Excellent spelling and proofreading skills and experience working with adocument management system, i.e. iManage, preferred but not necessary.

Skills : Litigation, Legal Assistant, Appellate Experience : Experienced5 year(s)

responsibilities :

• Responsibilities include preparing correspondence, legal documents including editing and formatting appellate briefs, and organizing files;
• assisting assigned attorneys with meetings, hearings and trials including preparing notebooks; scheduling and calendaring;

and assisting with client billing and preparing expense reports.

The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications :

• A general working knowledge of the rules of civil procedure and e-filing in state and federal courts in Texas; knowledge of appellate procedure is helpful.
• Ability to perform work with a high level of accuracy in a high-volume and deadline driven environment.
• Accurate typing of 80+ wpm and excellent computer skills, including scanning and electronic filing of documents.
• Ability to create Tables of Contents in Word and Tables of Authority using Litera’s Best Authority for appellate briefs is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to be a productive self-starter who can anticipate needs,identify problems, find solutions, meet deadlines, and does not need heavy supervision.
• Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Acrobat is essential.
• Excellent spelling and proofreading skills and experience working with adocument management system, i.e. iManage, preferred but not necessary.

qualifications : Experience

Experience

• Experienced
• 5 years

Education

No Degree Required

skills :

• Litigation (5 years of experience is required)
• Legal Assistant (5 years of experience is preferred)
• Appellate (3 years of experience is required)
30+ days ago