Legal Practice Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Frost Brown Todd LLP , a national law firm with 1000+ legal and business professionals across eighteen offices, is currently searching for a full-time Legal Practice Assistant to join our Houston office. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support our attorneys and other timekeepers through complex and specialized legal duties, requiring a strong understanding of legal terminology and processes. This position will be part of the Assigned Team, providing dedicated support to partners and working in close coordination with team members to deliver efficient, high-quality service and support.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage the business intake process, run adversary searches, draft screening memos and engagement letters, and open new files.
• Prepare, revise, and format legal documents and correspondence using various software applications and according to instructions. Proofread documents and correspondence for content, spelling, grammar, language usage, and punctuation, and save documents in final form.
• Prepare documents and applicable fees for electronic filings as needed, and according to instructions. E-file documents with federal and state courts and other agencies.
• Maintain and manage timekeeper calendars, including court docket deadlines, conferences, teleconferences, depositions, and other meetings as requested.
• Assist as needed with projects, overflow work, administrative work, and other duties to provide support and to help with the workloads of attorneys, peers, and other colleagues throughout the firm.
• Manage administrative tasks as requested, including, but not limited to, processing and distributing mail, preparing audit letter responses, completing expense reports, preparing check requests, and reviewing client billing statements.
• Use the CST workflow application to enter and to manage support requests, providing proactive communication with the attorney or other timekeeper from start to completion of the task.
• Proactively support the team and demonstrate a positive and collaborative approach to working with others.
• Participate in a weekly rotation with other members of the Assigned Team to monitor and review work requests, ensuring tasks are completed by the deadline. Coordinate coverage if the assigned weekly rotation coincides with an absence and inform the office manager of the coverage arrangements.

Job Requirements :

Frost Brown Todd is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Frost Brown Todd to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other protected status.

Frost Brown Todd offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401k / profit sharing retirement package.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.