Legal Secretary

A legal services firm in Houston, Texas is currently seeking a new Legal Secretary to join their growing team.
Responsibilities:

• Prepare pleadings and discovery documents for filing, and service
• Schedule depositions with attorneys, clients, witnesses, and court reporters
• Schedule conference calls and on-site/off-site meetings
• Arrange and coordinate travel arrangements
• Calendar depositions, hearings, trials and all associated dates
• Manage Outlook calendar of all appointments, conferences, and meetings
• Open new matters, run conflict checks for partner's review, prepare engagement letters
• Document management and organization, saving documents and emails to document management system
• Become familiar with court rules and filing procedures
• Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
• Submit attorneys expense reports
• Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting

Qualifications:

• Must have 10+ years litigation experience
• Knowledge of litigation (e-filings) and trial procedures, and federal and state court procedures and rules
• Must know Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience working with eDockets and a document management system such as iManage preferred
• Strong interpersonal relationship skill
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritize and work independently
• Work well under pressure, remain flexible, be proactive, resourceful and efficient
• Strong written and verbal communication skills