Legal Assistant – Business Litigation

Job Description

Litigation Legal Assistant | Winstead PC

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Winstead PC, located in Houston, TX, within our Business Litigation Practice Group. Winstead PC is a prominent law firm dedicated to providing comprehensive legal services. This role is integral to our litigation team, offering critical secretarial and administrative support that enables attorneys to focus on complex legal matters. The Litigation Legal Assistant ensures the meticulous management of legal documents, deadlines, and client communications, directly contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of our legal operations and client satisfaction.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Houston, TX

• Team: Business Litigation Practice Group
• Mission: Provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to litigation attorneys, managing legal documents, case deadlines, and client interactions to ensure efficient practice operations.
• Tech Stack: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Document management systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Document Preparation & Review: Prepare and meticulously edit legal documents and correspondence, ensuring accuracy and completeness. This includes proofreading and performing cite checks on briefs.
• Litigation Support: Manage case deadlines by docketing dates and monitoring calendars, and execute filings in state and federal courts while maintaining document management databases.
• Administrative Operations: Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to attorneys, which includes processing expense reports and assisting with CLE compliance and business development activities.
• Client and Internal Coordination: Interact professionally with clients and other contacts for scheduling. This also involves preparing conflict of interest checks, opening new client files, and drafting engagement letters and conflict waivers.
• Financial Administration: Review, organize, and accurately process client billing in a timely manner to support the practice group’s financial operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Demonstrated experience in providing secretarial and administrative support within a law firm, specifically in a commercial litigation practice group.
• Experience: At least three years of dedicated commercial litigation experience in a law firm setting. Candidates must be proficient in the full MS Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and possess practical experience working with document management systems.
• Skills: Superior verbal and written communication skills, exceptional organizational abilities with a strong attention to detail, and the proven capability to prioritize competing deadlines effectively. Candidates must also demonstrate effective interpersonal and teamworking skills, coupled with consistent professionalism.
• Bonus: Availability and willingness to work overtime when required to meet demanding project and case schedules.