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An Uptown Dallas Am Law 100 firm is seeking a highly motivated Litigation Assistant with a minimum of 7 years of law firm experience in commercial litigation. You bring the expertise, and the firm brings what you’d expect from a top national firm: competitive pay, solid benefits, a great Uptown location, and a hybrid schedule. If you’re ready to put your experience to work somewhere you can keep growing your career, this one is worth a look.
*Hybrid work schedule (4 days in-office/1 day remote)
Responsibilities
- Format, input, edit, retrieve, copy, scan, and transmit legal documents
- Maintain legal files (paper & electronic), coordinate and file documents in designated order, as well as prepare, proofread and process legal and administrative correspondence
- Process time entry, open new matters, draft engagement letters and audit responses, make travel arrangements, process reimbursement expenses, maintain calendar, prepare agendas, prepare and review billing invoices, and other administrative duties as needed
- Prepare pleadings and discovery documents for filing and service
- eFile in state and federal courts
- Create pleading and discovery binders, index, file and coordinate case documents
- Edit contracts
- Work with the docketing department to track court and filing deadlines
- Assist with overflow work and other projects as assigned
- 7+ years of litigation experience in a law firm required
- Extensive knowledge of litigation e-filings and trial procedures, federal, state and appellate court procedures, and federal and state court rules is required
- Strong administrative, technical, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize accordingly
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.