Our client in Austin has an immediate opening for a Legal Secretary.



This position provides all aspects of administrative support to attorneys within the department.



Duties & Responsibilities :



Provide secretarial support to assigned attorney(s)



Maintain attorney calendar(s) and contact lists as requested



Arrange internal and external client meetings and conferences



Coordinate all business-related travel arrangements for direct reports and submit all business-related expenses for reimbursement



Prepare, format and edit legal documents, contracts, discovery requests and responses, correspondence, memos, letters, reports, litigation and regulatory related forms



Establish, maintain and submit electronic filings through various electronic court systems



Assist with drafting and preparing documents such as audit responses, table of contents, and Minutes for Board of Directors



Opening/closing matters, generating engagement/disengagement letters and sending/retrieving documents from court judicial websites



Answer phone system and refer calls to other contacts as needed



Record, edit, and submit timesheets through DTE time and billing system



Coordinate with billing department and oversee attorney billing



Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned



Education & Experience :



Bachelor's Degree required



3+ years of legal experience required



Experience supporting Corporate Transactional and Litigation attorney(s) preferred



Type at least 65 wpm



Advanced skills in MS Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, DTE, Elite or similar systems



Ability to work in a confidential and fast paced environment