What are the responsibilities and job description for the Litigation Legal Assistant position at Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC?
Litigation Legal Assistant Opening – Amarillo, TX
Sprouse Shrader Smith, a distinguished, experienced, and respected full-service law firm in Amarillo, Austin, and Victoria, Texas, seeks an experienced, well-rounded, and qualified litigation legal assistant for our Amarillo legal team. The position will be filled at our Amarillo office, located at 701 S. Taylor, Suite 500, Amarillo, Texas.
Position Summary:
This position supports the delivery of quality legal services to clients by providing administrative assistance and support to attorneys, working collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Ability to draft client correspondence
· Effectively proofreads documents.
· Coordinate and arrange meetings.
· Calendar hearings, trials, depositions and other deadlines per scheduling order.
· Reviews and follows up on client deadlines and calendar appointments.
· Consistently completes assigned tasks as expected.
· Maintain paper and electronic files.
· Protect confidential information with a high level of awareness and diligence.
· Willingly assist others.
· Coordinates monthly billing to clients.
· Proficiency in Microsoft word and excel
Personal Attributes:
· Maintains an exceptional client-service attitude and professional demeanor at all times.
· Shows initiative, flexibility, resiliency, and a willingness to adapt to change.
· Takes ownership and gets the job done without direct supervision.
· Maintains a positive, “can-do” attitude when dealing with co-workers and attorneys.
· Contributes to an atmosphere of teamwork and congeniality.
· Reliable, responsive, strong work ethic
· Consistently and professionally communicates with team members and clients.
· Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Job Type: Full-time; full benefits.
Required experience: law firm legal assistance experience, government legal staff experience or corporate legal experience