Frost Brown Todd · 7 hours ago
Legal Practice Assistant
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expFBT Gibbons is currently searching for a full-time Legal Practice Assistant to join their Houston office. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support attorneys and other timekeepers through complex legal duties, requiring a strong understanding of legal terminology and processes.
Consulting
Responsibilities
Manage the business intake process, run adversary searches, draft screening memos and engagement letters, and open new files
Prepare, revise, and format legal documents and correspondence using various software applications and according to instructions. Proofread documents and correspondence for content, spelling, grammar, language usage, and punctuation, and save documents in final form
Prepare documents and applicable fees for electronic filings as needed, and according to instructions. E-file documents with federal and state courts and other agencies
Maintain and manage timekeeper calendars, including court docket deadlines, conferences, teleconferences, depositions, and other meetings as requested
Assist as needed with projects, overflow work, administrative work, and other duties to provide support and to help with the workloads of attorneys, peers, and other colleagues throughout the firm
Manage administrative tasks as requested, including, but not limited to, processing and distributing mail, preparing audit letter responses, completing expense reports, preparing check requests, and reviewing client billing statements
Use the CST workflow application to enter and to manage support requests, providing proactive communication with the attorney or other timekeeper from start to completion of the task
Proactively support the team and demonstrate a positive and collaborative approach to working with others
Participate in a weekly rotation with other members of the Assigned Team to monitor and review work requests, ensuring tasks are completed by the deadline. Coordinate coverage if the assigned weekly rotation coincides with an absence and inform the office manager of the coverage arrangements
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or equivalent
2+ years of legal practice assistant experience required
Litigation experience required
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software programs
Ability to learn and apply practice group and/or firm specific software programs, including the CST workflow application, at a proficient level
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team structure
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Ability to cooperate, work and communicate effectively and professionally with Firm clients and Firm personnel at all levels on the telephone, by e-mail as well as in-person
Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and shift attention from one area of work to another quickly and effectively
Ability to handle confidential information
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
401k/profit sharing retirement package
Company
Frost Brown Todd
Frost Brown Todd is a law firm.
1001-5000 employees
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