Legal Practice Assistant
Troutman Pepper Locke
Houston, TX
$100,000 - $120,000 a year
Description
We are always seeking talented, motivated, growth-minded, and creative individuals. Our firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future.
We invite you to explore the position below and to submit your application to join our team!
The Legal Practice Assistant (LPA) provides administrative support for attorneys and other timekeepers in the preparation of litigation cases within the Intellectual Property and Labor and Employment practice groups. The LPA performs a wide variety of administrative tasks, anticipates, plans and proactively meets the business needs of the attorneys and executes assignments demonstrating a general knowledge of the assigned timekeepers’ practice areas and clients to ensure extraordinary client satisfaction.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform highly specialized administrative work for the practice group while demonstrating a strong technical proficiency and an understanding of firm procedures.
- Provide administrative support to Intellectual Property and Labor and Employment attorneys in a fast-paced, high-volume practice, including trial preparation and support.
- Handle complex edits in legal documents and prepare correspondence, and binders.
- Prepare and file legal documents in Federal and State courts (including electronic filings).
- Prepare routine correspondence, read, and route mail, conduct general research and responsible for file maintenance.
- Code and enter timekeeper's time and costs in the firm's time and billing system.
- Coordinate large volume client billing, using sophisticated software and procedures, that may require client specific instructions and multiple revisions.
- Support new client and business development efforts by opening and closing new matters and submitting requests for conflicts of interest checks.
- Process expense reimbursement requests and process invoices in a timely manner.
- Serve as a knowledge resource in specific practice group requirements and firm policies and procedures. Collaboratively share this knowledge and work with others to improve processes and procedures.
- Handle tasks related to client billing, such as distribution and review of client invoices, maintain current knowledge of billing requirements from clients.
- Liaise with administrative departments to coordinate all aspects of workflow support for attorneys.
- Ensure effective calendar management, with the ability to prioritize meetings and resolve calendar conflicts; proactively organize and manager schedule changes for events and meetings.
- Arrange domestic and international travel and create and submit related expense reports.
- Collaborate with resources inside and outside the firm as appropriate to complete projects or tasks.
- Manage information electronically using the firm’s database file management system and a records management system.
- Provide overflow assistance to administrative legal support team.
- Assist in fostering an environment of superior customer service, collaboration, commitment, team spirit, pride, and trust.
- Maintain attorney bar membership records and CLE records.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- "Can do" attitude and a willingness to continue learning and developing skills of an independent thinker.
- Strong proficiency in advanced litigation support is essential, including significant Federal and State litigation experience and knowledge of local rules of courts.
- Identify and respond to internal and external client inquiries in a timely manner and seek feedback/follow-up as appropriate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of firm personnel, clients, and vendors.
- Ability to provide quality client service to both internal and external clients effectively and professionally.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to take initiative, set priorities, and see projects through to completion.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and with a team to promote consistent and efficient workflow processes.
- Excellent grammar, punctuation, and proof-reading skills.
- Willingness and ability to accept changing assignments and priorities.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of attorney and client information.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or any combination of experience, education or training that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Minimum eight (8) years of related experience, billing, and e-Billing preferably within a law firm or similar professional services environment.
- Comprehensive trial preparation and support experience.
- Experience with high-volume complex billing is highly beneficial.
- Experience in Labor and Employment and Intellectual Property litigation beneficial.
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The Firm will comply with any applicable city or state workplace mandates in effect in regards to Covid-19.
This position description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. The statements contained in the position description are not necessarily all-inclusive and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as determined by business needs.
This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
By applying for this position, you agree and understand that Troutman Pepper Locke will process your Personal Information If you have questions about our data handling practices, or you are a resident of California, the United Kingdom, or the European Union and wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.
Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.
Compensation is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience.
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