Consilio LLC is hiring: Legal Secretary- Litigation in Houston

Consilio's ELS Direct Hire division is seeking a tenured Litigation Legal Secretary on behalf of a law firm in their Houston office. Qualified candidates need to have extensive knowledge of litigation proceedings, including court filing procedures, trial preparation, and able to juggle multiple projects at a time.

Fully onsite for first 90 days than 4:1 hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Preparing witness and trial binders, deposition preparation and logistics, receiving electronic filing notifications from courts for cases via Pacer accounts and court ECF accounts, and preparing exhibits for filings
• Managing billing process to include time-entry, data review and correction, and final submission
• Interacting professionally with members of other departments and varied external contacts
• Scheduling appointments, making travel and/or meeting arrangements and maintaining business calendars as instructed
• Effectively establishing and maintaining well organized files, while managing the integrity of original client documents
• Maintaining confidentiality, assuring work product is accurate and presented professionally and making efforts to foster a positive rapport with all internal and external contacts

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6+ years experience within a law firm and/or professional services environment; experience working within a litigation practice required
• Knowledge of eFiling in all court systems; experience using Pacer accounts and court ECF accounts
• Advanced use of MS Word (including redlining, comparing documents, advanced formatting, TOA and TOC creation and manipulation, and embedded hyperlinks)

Consilio, LLC is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Administrative and Legal

Industries

Legal Services and Law Practice

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance
• Paid maternity leave
• Child care support
• Pension plan
• Paid paternity leave