Legal Assistant - Business Litigation (Dallas)
On-siteDallas, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Prepare and proofread legal documents, correspondence, tables of contents, and tables of authority while saving materials to the firm's document management system. Docket case deadlines, file documents in state and federal courts, and manage calendars and key dates. Review client billing, process attorney time entry and timesheets, conduct conflict of interest checks, and coordinate meetings and business travel. Support CLE compliance and business development activities for assigned attorneys. Requires three years of legal assistant experience with prior litigation exposure. Later daytime shift, overtime, and occasional trial support needed.
Required Qualifications
- minimum of three years of experience as a legal assistant in a law firm
- prior litigation experience
- Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite
- tables of contents
- tables of authority
- excellent communication skills
- organizational skills
- interpersonal skills
- Flexibility for a later daytime shift
- overtime
- occasional trial support
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