Legal (Litigation) Secretary - Austin, TX

Legal (Litigation) Secretary Thompson Coe, an insurance defense law firm, is seeking a full-time Legal (Litigation) Secretary to provide secretarial support to 4 attorneys. Qualified candidates will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities: Job Duties: Provides administrative support to a team of civil litigation defense attorneys; Draft basic legal documents including standard pleadings, discovery and correspondence for review by the attorneys; Manage and maintain attorney’s calendars, including litigation deadlines and scheduling meetings; Basic accounting duties including processing vendor invoices, preparing check requests and submitting invoices / expense reports for payment to the client or accounting; Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, phone calls and mail; Manages E-filing in both state and federal courts using e-File Texas and NextGen; Enters attorney time into billing system using L & A codes on billing software; Run conflict checks and open new client matters; including closing files; Exercises discretion and maintains information of a confidential nature; Communicate with clients, court personnel and other counsel in a professional manner; Able to multi-task to assist with handling a busy litigation docket; Occasional overtime, as needed and other duties as assigned; Qualifications: Three plus (5) years of recent litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience preferred; Some knowledge of the litigation process; rules of procedure; excellent litigation, secretarial, grammar, and proofreading skills; Proactive approach with taking the initiative and owning your own work product; High proficiency in MS Office Suite; Ability to operate standard office equipment; Experience with electronic court filings (state and federal); Familiarity with DMS (document management system), preferably iManage; Ability to turn constructive feedback into best practices for future use; Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with co-workers, clients, courts and opposing counsel and be proactive about seeking clarification of ambiguities; Ability to read and understand attorney mail and email; Typing speed of 65 words per minute;