Please send resume in WORD format should you be interested in the following Legal Executive Assistant (contract) position located in Dallas, TX 75201. This is an open-ended contract position with a possibility of going full-time. The hourly pay range for this position is $40-$46/hr on 1099 OR $70K-$80K Fulltime + benefits. Please pass along to your colleagues if you’re not interested as we do pay referral fees.
Job Title: Legal Executive Assistant (open-ended contract position with possibility of going full-time)
Location: Dallas, TX 75201
Work Environment: onsite
Hourly rate: $40-$46/hr on 1099 OR $70K-$80K Fulltime + benefits
Bachelor Degree required: HIGHLY Preferred
Referral Fee: $500 - Refer qualified colleague, friends, or family.
***** This is an open-ended contract position. There is a possibility of going full-time, but no guarantees. *****
***** Client prefers individuals with Big Law experience *****
Summary
Supporting multiple lawyers, the Legal Executive Assistant (LEA) proactively filters and attends to the day-to-day functions of a partner's practice so that they can focus on building and maintaining their practice. This role serves as a consultant for the partner, connecting departments, projects, and critical business information to the partner, ensuring meetings and materials are efficient and effective, and serving as a trusted partner to help deliver against the priorities of the practice and clients.
Our client is looking for someone to do document drafting: Creating documents, running a TOC/TOA; organization: Managing deadlines, court filings, and client communication; arrange meetings and prepare for court;
Demonstrate strong litigation practice specific knowledge; Legal research: Finding relevant laws, cases, and articles to support a client's case.
Responsibilities
- Completes and carries out major assignments and a broad variety of tasks in support of the partner's practice.
- Exercises judgment and delegates administrative tasks and document work as appropriate to other Legal Support Services team members (Legal Support Assistants and Legal Administrative Assistants) and firm resources. When delegating, maintains responsibility for and tracks all activities/tasks/projects to successful completion. Collaborates with peers to provide team support and coverage.
- Performs work that substantively and positively impacts the success of the partner's financial viability with client matters.
- Exercises discretion and professional judgment with confidential and sensitive matters.
- Plans, coordinates, and ensures attorney Outlook calendars are maintained; identifies and resolves scheduling conflicts; coordinates complex travel itineraries.
- Works closely and proactively with attorneys to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, preparing materials in advance, and following up appropriately.
- Successfully completes critical aspects of deliverables with a proactive, hands-on approach, including drafting letters or other correspondence, preparing reports, and other tasks that facilitate partner's ability to effectively build the practice.
- Handles extensive direct interaction with clients and outside business contacts.
- Prepares agendas, reports, and presentations; composes correspondence that is sometimes confidential.
- Develops and maintains professional relationships and ensures teams work together efficiently and effectively, providing clear direction and constructive feedback on projects and assignments.
- Coordinates department or practice group meetings. Takes lead in preparing logistics and engaging appropriate parties to ensure a successful meeting.
- Participates in practice group and client team meetings, as appropriate. Prepares meeting agendas, reviews meeting materials for accuracy and completeness and distributes to meeting attendees.
- Maintains paper and electronic filing systems, helping to ensure compliance with Information Governance policies and procedures.
- Oversees billing matters (prebilling tasks including all approval forms and collaboration correspondence, international billing, liaise with biller regarding questions/issues, liaise with collections team); monitors client budgets for reporting purposes.
Desired Skills
- Must have litigation practice specific knowledge and be able to handle filings, e-file, work on litigation documents that require TOC/TOA.
- Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint are required.
- Exhibits excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to interact with peers, lawyers, clients, business professionals, and various firm departments on a regular basis.
- Solid organizational skills required to manage multiple high priority projects at one time. Performs a broad range of assignments with efficiency and accuracy.
- Excellent time management skills necessary and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates strong work ethic and a flexible, dependable and positive attitude.
- Must maintain confidentiality and demonstrate good professional judgment.
Minimum Education
Preferred Education
- 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience
- 5 years professional executive administrative experience supporting partners and/or executives.
