Legal Assistant

Established Plaintiff’s personal injury law firm located on the North Loop is seeking a bilingual legal assistant with 0-5 years of recent experience at a Texas personal injury law firm.

Candidates who meet all the job requirements listed below must submit the following:

• Resume; and,
• cover letter explaining their experience and interest in the position.

Education: High School Diploma

Qualifications: please do not apply unless you have all the qualifications listed below:

• Speak fluent Spanish and English;
• Proficient with Word, Outlook, Excel and Adobe Acrobat;
• Must be thorough and extremely detail oriented;
• Must be able to work and multi-task in fast-paced and high-pressure environment under strict deadlines;
• Must be punctual and have the ability to work 40 hours per week;
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills;
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter who can work independently;
• Must be able to manage time efficiently and meet strict deadlines;
• Must have the ability to identify creative and effective solutions to complex problems or challenges; and,
• Must be able to comply with the firm’s policies and standards at all times.

Job Requirements: The candidate will be responsible for the following (previous experience preferred but not required):

• Ordering medical records in admissible format from health care providers;
• Scheduling and calendaring appointments, travel, deadlines, meetings, depositions and other pretrial and trial deadlines;
• Scheduling and arranging attorney and client travel;
• Filing and organizing legal documents and correspondence;
• Creating and organizing exhibits, medical records, discovery, and other documents for mediation and trial;
• E-filing in Texas state and federal courts;
• Drafting legal correspondence in connection with cases filed in Texas state and federal courts;
• Preparing and perfecting citations for service of process;
• Preparing and responding to correspondence from health care providers, experts and clients;
• Calendaring and scheduling depositions and other pre-trial deadlines;
• Communicating and coordinating with expert witnesses and doctors;
• Preparing petitions and complaints for filing in state and federal courts;
• Creating and responding to written discovery; and,
• Assisting with depositions, mediation and trial.

Compensation: $30,000 to $35,000 salary based on experience with bonus potential. Health, vision and dental insurance available with paid vacations and free parking.'
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Work Remotely

• No

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30,000.00 - $35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
• Legal Assistant: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30,000 - $35,000