Litigation Legal Assistant

Bell Nunnally•Dallas, TX

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Bell Nunnally, a highly respected business law firm with a record of success spanning over four decades, is seeking an experienced litigation legal assistant. The firm is located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas and offers a full range of legal services such as litigation, commercial finance, bankruptcy, intellectual property, labor and employment, mergers and acquisitions, immigration and real estate. Our firm has been recognized as a "Top 100 Place to Work" by the Dallas Morning News and has won a "Compass Award" from the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). This position will assist assigned attorneys with managing a heavy docket of litigation matters and coordinate related office activities. Work requires knowledge of legal, secretarial, and office practices. Job duties include preparing correspondence, legal documents, and organizing files; assisting assigned attorneys with preparing for meetings, hearings, and trials; scheduling and calendaring; and assisting with monthly client billing and preparing expense reports. Responsible for organizing and maintaining many electronic litigation files and must be comfortable working with litigation pleadings and discovery.

Requirements

General knowledge of the rules of civil procedure and e-filing in state and federal courts in Texas; federal and state appellate experience helpful but not required.
Perform work with a high level of accuracy in a high-volume and deadline driven environment.
Accurate typing of 80+ wpm and excellent computer skills, including scanning and electronic filing of documents.
Ability to be a productive self-starter who can anticipate needs, identify problems, find solutions, meet deadlines, and does not need heavy supervision.
Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills.
Regular and consistent attendance and the ability to work a regular 8-hour work schedule Monday through Friday (plus 1-hour unpaid lunch break) are required.
Ability to work overtime earlier morning, evenings and/or weekends as needed on occasion to meet workload demands.
Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Acrobat, and a document management system, i.e. iManage, proficiently is essential; ability to create tables of authorities using Best Authority ideal but not required.

Nice To Haves

federal and state appellate experience helpful but not required
ability to create tables of authorities using Best Authority ideal but not required

Responsibilities

Calendaring due dates and deadlines, filing and serving documents in both state and federal courts; creating legal documents, opening new matters, and processing various related administrative tasks.
Perform legal support tasks and collaborate with attorneys, other staff members, and firm functional departments for completion of daily tasks.
Prepare, edit, and format legal documents such as pleadings, summonses, complaints, motions, subpoenas, and correspondence of a legal nature in the practice of business and commercial litigation matters.
Maintain assigned attorneys’ calendars, including scheduling appointments and meetings for travel, depositions, meetings, hearings, and trial dates and deadlines.
Process, organize, and track assigned attorneys’ expense reports, reimbursements, and check requests.
Open new matters, interface with firm clients and vendors, and establish ongoing positive business relationships.
Enter attorney billable and nonbillable time on a regular basis and assist with client billing matters.