Legal Administrative Assistant

Bowman and Brooke • Austin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bowman and Brooke LLP is a national product liability trial boutique law firm with nearly 200 lawyers across 17 offices, renowned for defending major manufacturers in high-stakes, technically complex lawsuits and mass torts nationwide. The firm has achieved over 1,000 trials, establishing itself as a leading product liability trial firm. They are seeking an experienced Legal Administrative Assistant / Legal Secretary for their Austin, TX office. This role is vital to case teams, and contributions are highly valued. Initially, the position requires 5 days a week onsite for the first 60 days for training. Following this, a hybrid schedule will be implemented, requiring team members to be in the office 3 days per week and allowing 2 days of work from home.

Requirements

• Strong work ethic
• Ability to work well under pressure and against tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Confidence and communication skills to develop relationships of trust with members of our team
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Exceptional computer skills
• Ability to obtain documents from online court directories
• Ability to work overtime when the need arises
• Heavy computer use
• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs. (files and boxes)
• Minimum of 8+ years of legal experience
• Product Liability Defense Litigation experience required
• Demonstrated employment stability

Responsibilities

• Assisting attorneys and paralegals in the organization with documents and workflow necessary for the smooth running of the firm
• Preparing legal documents and correspondence
• Filing documents in state and federal courts
• Preparing and maintaining charts with hyperlinks for documents
• Preparing binders for attorneys and judges
• Creating and saving documents and emails to a document management system (iManage) in accordance with firm policy
• Calendaring legal due dates in CompuLaw
• Scheduling meetings and other calendar commitments
• Making travel arrangements and processing expense reports
• Processing client disbursements
• Organizing and maintaining case files
• Supporting overall Bowman and Brooke administrative needs by assisting team members where needed

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Firm paid life insurance
• Firm paid short and long-term disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer profit sharing contributions
• Opportunities for achieving a high level of success while also having fun
• Supports work/life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed