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. Please visit mcginnislaw.com for more information.
McGinnis Lochridge offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, paid training, parking allowance, paid leave time, and a business casual work environment. Visit mcginnislaw.com for more information.
Job Summary
The Legal Assistant currently provides administrative support services for a group of Litigation attorneys practicing in bankruptcy and oil & gas. This position may also be asked to handle additional office administration duties as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Schedule and coordinate depositions, court reporters, videographers, hearings and attorney meetings.
- Input information into time and billing software, customer relationship management, and document management systems
- Draft, type, format and revise many different types of legal, agency, and business documents including correspondence, pleadings and discovery materials.
- Calendar and monitor deadlines from incoming mail, pleadings, and
- E-file documents in state and federal courts and coordinate service on opposing
- Maintain and organize electronic and physical case files, binders, etc.
- Assist with substantive case management including monitoring litigation deadlines, coordinating discovery responses and maintaining case status reports.
- Assist with trial preparation such as preparing exhibits, deposition summaries, and trial binders.
- Proactively manage and maintain attorney calendars, schedule appointments, receive and make phone calls, open and sort mail, coordinate travel arrangements, and perform other administrative duties.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with privacy rules by safeguarding sensitive legal and client
- Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, vendors and colleagues.
- Additional duties may be assigned as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or 5+ 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.
- Familiarity with appellate briefing, TOA, TOC,
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Adobe
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Familiar with any enterprise time and billing system, preferably Emburse and
- Familiar with any customer relationship management
- Familiar with any document management system, preferably
- Proficient with transcription equipment and able to
- Detail oriented and able to prioritize, multi-task, and work well under
- Professional, polite, and positive client-centric
- This position is full-time in the office 5 days a week.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to hr@mcginnislaw.com and reference the Legal Assistant – Houston position.
McGinnis Lochridge is an equal employment opportunity employer.