What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at LHH?
LHH is helping a large Texas law firm seek a Legal Assistant to support their Banking and Finance team in their Houston/Galleria office. Transactional legal experience is required and Banking and Finance experience is strongly preferred.
Benefits:
- Salary ranges from $65,000 - $90,000 DOE
- Parking is paid for by the firm
- Discretionary year-end bonus based on tenure
- Employee-only Premiums for Medical Insurance is fully paid for by the firm
Position Overview:
- Supports Banking and Finance Team
- Focused on administrative legal support with a heavy emphasis on:
- Billing
- Transactional document handling
- IT-related coordination within the finance group
- Will directly support 4 attorneys
Candidate Profile:
- Transactional legal experience is required
- Banking and Finance experience is strongly preferred
- Strong administrative skills, including:
- Billing systems
- Document management
- Multi-attorney support
- Professional, team-oriented, and able to support both individual assignments and firmwide requests
Team & Structure:
- Will directly support 4 individuals
- Works within a pod system:
- Assigned to a primary group of attorneys
- Also supports other attorneys firmwide through a ticketing system (ARC) for overflow tasks
- Current open roles due to:
- Internal promotion into a paralegal position (growth opportunity)
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- 5 years of on-the-job experience necessary to perform complex administrative duties in a professional setting.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of legal billing software (preferably Aderant)
- Ability to type at a level of 70 WPM
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail with superior proofreading abilities
- Working knowledge of creating and editing legal documents
- Strong understanding of the county and state court systems
- Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Organize and maintain correspondence, document, and computer-based files
- Provide telephone coverage for team, deliver messages
- Teleconferencing and arranging conference calls
- Arranges appointments, coordinate meetings, makes travel arrangements (including flight/hotel reservations), and submits reimbursement requests
- Perform various support services (e.g., courier deliveries, document processing center assistance, conference room reservations)
- Work with a variety of assigned attorneys and practice group areas as needed
- Work on complex organizational charts
- Draft legal documents
- Assist with the preparation of private offering documents
- Arrange attendance for CLE course and keep track of attorney CLE hours
- Review, correct, and disburse pre-bills and invoices
If you meet the requirements, please apply or contact me directly at jamie.stone@lhh.com
Salary : $65,000 - $90,000