The Firm: For over 90 years, McGinnis Lochridge has provided legal expertise to clients across Texas, the U.S., and the world, through its offices in Austin, Houston, Dallas, Decatur, and McAllen, Texas. Texas. The firm advises and represents prestigious clients on a wide array of complex matters while maintaining a collegial working environment. The firm serves clients in many areas, including oil and gas, international trade law, commercial litigation, electric energy, employment law, financial services, technology, wealth preservation, healthcare, hospitality, higher education, and real estate.
Job Summary: Prestigious Downtown Law Firm has an immediate opening for a Transactional, Corporate, and Real Estate Secretary. This position will provide secretarial support for four attorneys with a real estate practice.
Requirements:
- Stable work history
- Minimum of 3-5 years legal experience with Transactional, Corporate, and Real Estate work
- Proficiency in Microsoft (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and law firm time/billing software)
- Preference for familiarity with iManage document management system
- Familiarity with real estate forms and documents as well as corporate/business law transactional practices
- Working knowledge of notary and jurat signature blocks
- Familiarity with creating redlines and tracking document version history
- Familiarity with real property searches and locating recorded documents in real property records
- Familiarity with electronic filing of deeds and other real estate documents in county property records
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize accordingly
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proof-reading
- Attention to detail
- Ability to support multiple attorneys
- Entering attorney time
- Sending out invoices
- Drafting, editing, and redlining real estate and corporate documents
- Transcribing dictation
- Filing (both electronic and paper files)
- Preparing conflicts, engagement letters, NBIFs (New Business Intake Form)
- Preparing check requests and expense reimbursements
- Preparing electronic closing binders
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- Hybrid work schedule
Schedule: 8-hour shift; overtime is occasionally required beyond 5 pm to meet case deadlines and client deliverables.
How to Apply: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to hr@mcginnislaw.com and type in the subject line: Transactional/Real Estate/Corporate Legal Secretary, Austin Office. A cover letter (including salary expectation) is required, and applications without cover letters will not be reviewed.
McGinnis Lochridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at McGinnis Lochridge are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or genetic information, among other protected bases.
