About McGinnis Lochridge
For almost 100 years, McGinnis Lochridge has provided legal expertise through its offices in Austin, Houston, Dallas, McAllen and Decatur, Texas. We are the oldest law firm founded in Austin and have more than 70 attorneys throughout the firm. McGinnis Lochridge provides legal counsel on litigation, arbitration, and transactional matters in business and financial matters serving clients in many areas of Texas’ most predominant industries, including oil and gas, electric energy, employment & labor, corporate, technology, land use, environmental, water and real estate, among others.
McGinnis Lochridge offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, paid training, parking allowance, paid leave time, and a business casual work environment.
Job Summary:
The Legal Secretary currently provides administrative support services for a group of four Litigation attorneys (environmental, oil & gas, and personal injury). This position may also be asked to handle additional office administration duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Schedule and coordinate depositions, court reporters, and videographers.
- Input information into time and billing, customer relationship management, and document management systems
- Draft, type, format, and revise many different types of legal, agency, and business documents.
- Calendar deadlines from incoming mail, pleadings, and hearings.
- E-file in state and federal courts and make service on opposing parties.
- Maintain files and indexes.
- Schedule appointments, receive and make telephone calls, open and sort mail, make travel arrangements, and perform other administrative duties.
- Maintain privacy rules by not revealing information other than to the appropriate parties involved in a legal action.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years litigation experience or training from a business/vocational school or other legal education. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Proficient with local, state, and federal filing rules, elementary legal procedures, and legal and business terminology.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Familiar with any enterprise time and billing system, preferably Emburse and iTimeKeep.
- Familiar with any customer relationship management system.
- Familiar with any document management system, preferably iManage.
- Proficient with transcription equipment and able to transcribe.
- Detail oriented and able to prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure.
- Professional, polite, and positive client-centric attitude.
Work Location:
- Full-time in office to start, then opportunity for hybrid
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to hr@mcginnislaw.com with the subject line: Legal Secretary - Austin Position.
McGinnis Lochridge is an equal employment opportunity employer.
