Legal Assistant

Position Summary

McDowell Hetherington LLP is seeking candidates for a Legal Assistant position for its Houston, TX office. This full-time position is an in-person role in the Houston office of McDowell Hetherington. The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications:

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• At least three (3) years of experience in a litigation or legal environment;
• Stable tenure with previous employers;
• Advanced Microsoft Office and Teams skills;
• Substantial experience working with electronic court filings in both state and federal courts;
• Experience managing and organizing large files both manually and electronically;
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills;
• Experience with Netdocs or a similar document management system;
• Experience with LMS or a similar timekeeping system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

The following are the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.

• Prepare and format legal and/or administrative correspondence and documents for assigned attorneys;
• Manage and maintain both physical and electronic case files for assigned attorneys, including saving incoming documents to document management system;
• Enter billable time into LMS as requested by assigned attorneys;
• Book travel arrangements for assigned attorneys;
• Arrange depositions, mediations, or other proceedings on behalf of assigned attorneys;
• Communicate with Court, opposing counsel, and clients as needed;
• Calendar all relevant dates for all attorneys assigned to matters on which Legal Assistant is assisting;
• Responsible for filing legal documents electronically or manually as required;
• Ensure that assigned attorneys receive all documents, correspondence, alerts, or any other information pertaining to their assigned cases as soon as possible upon receipt;
• Complete Check Requests and Reimbursement Forms for assigned attorneys as needed; and
• Assist with any administrative support/functions assigned attorneys may be undertaking for special projects and/or events.
• Prepare Table of Contents and Table of Authorities;
• Maintain attorney state and ECF court logins;
• Print and circulate attorney prebills.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Other job-related duties as required by assigned attorneys.

Competencies and Additional Qualifications:

• Positive Attitude;
• Professional Competence;
• Diligence/Tenacity;
• Dependability and Reliability;
• Resourcefulness;
• Collaboration/Building effective relationships; and
• Professional Appearance.

MH provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, which may include the individual’s hair and grooming), ethnicity, color, religion (including reasonable accommodation of religious beliefs, observances, or practices), religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic conditions), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, medical leave or other types of protected leave (including requesting or taking approved leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or applicable state leave act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, lawful off-duty cannabis use (California employees only), and any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal antidiscrimination law covering employment. In addition to federal law requirements, MH complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.