Legal Administrative Assistant

Bowman and Brooke is a leader in handling complex civil litigation. Our team is passionate about litigating cases in state and federal courts and we have decades of experience handling legal issues. Our clients include leaders in the motor vehicle, drug and medical device, chemical product, consumer product, and heavy equipment industries who rely on us to provide best in class legal services.

We are actively searching for an experiencedLegal Administrative Assistant/secretary to join our team in our Austin, TX (AUS) office. Our Legal Administrative Assistants play a vital role on our case teams and are respected for their ideas and contributions. We are currently requiring our team members to be in the office a minimum of two days per week.

Position Responsibilities
As a Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary, you will assist attorneys and paralegals in the organization with documents and workflow necessary for the smooth running of the firm.
Your duties in this role will include:

• 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

Job Requirements
Our ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and the ability to work well under pressure and against tight deadlines. You must also possess excellent attention to detail and have the ability to multi-task. Your confidence and communication skills will help you develop relationships of trust with members of our team.

Specific qualifications for this position include:

• 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)

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 8+ years of legal experience required
• Product Liability Defense Litigation experience required
• Demonstrated employment stability

Benefits
At Bowman and Brooke, we care about your professional and personal development. We review our salaries and benefits regularly to ensure we offer our employees a broad spectrum of benefits that enhance their personal and professional lives.

We offer a competitive compensation package, comprehensive health and wellness benefits including a generous profit-sharing program, domestic partner benefits, and a PTO program that accrues 18 days your first year and grows with tenure

If you are looking for an employer that sees you as an individual and supports work/life balance, you will not want to miss this opportunity. Please respond to this posting with your resume and a cover letter.

No Agencies or Telephone Calls Please
Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time