Legal Secretary

10-10 yrs required

Full-time

No

Job Title: Legal Secretary

Wilson Elser's Houston office is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their team.

## Qualifications

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* Knowledge of litigation (e-filings) and trial procedures, and federal and state court procedures and rules. Experience with court filing procedures in other states is a plus.
* Must know Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Experience working with a document management system
* Strong interpersonal relationship skill
* Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment
* Ability to prioritize and work independently
* Work well under pressure, remain flexible, be proactive, resourceful and efficient
* Strong written and verbal communication skills

## Responsibilities

* Prepare pleadings and discovery documents for filing and service
* Schedule depositions with attorneys, clients, witnesses, and court reporters
* Schedule conference calls and on-site/off-site meetings
* Arrange and coordinate travel arrangements
* Calendar depositions, hearings, trials and all associated dates.
* Manage Outlook calendar of all appointments, conferences and meetings
* Open new matters, run conflict checks for partner’s review, prepare engagement letters
* Document management and organization, saving documents and emails to document management system.
* Become familiar with court rules and filing procedures
* Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
* Submit attorneys expense reports
* Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting

## Benefits

Law firm Wilson Elser is committed to providing their clients and employees with a work environment free of barriers and bias, where individual outlooks and talents are respected and valued. In addition, they provide the following benefits to their employees:

* Excellent Benefits including a 401k match
* Generous PTO plan
* Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
* Corporate Discount Plans

## How to Apply

If you are interested in joining the team at Wilson Elser, please send your credentials to and put "Houston Legal Secretary" in the subject line.

Salary information is not provided.

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Excellent Benefits including a 401k match, Generous PTO plan, Excellent growth and advancement opportunities, Corporate Discount Plans

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Knowledge of litigation (e-filings) and trial procedures, and federal and state court procedures and rules, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), experience working with a document management system, strong interpersonal relationship skills, excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize and work independently, strong written and verbal communication skills

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Please consider joining our team by sending your credentials to and putting "Houston Legal Secretary" in the subject line.

Qualification and Experience 10+ years Litigation experience

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