Overview
Litigation Secretary for Insurance Defense Jobs in San Antonio, TX at Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP
Thompson Coe, an insurance defense law firm, is seeking a full-time Legal (Litigation) Secretary with 5+ years of experience to provide secretarial support to 4+ attorneys in our San Antonio office. Qualified candidates must have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
Job Duties:
- Provides administrative support to a team of civil litigation defense attorneys;
- Draft basic legal documents including standard pleadings, discovery and correspondence for review by the attorneys;
- Manage and maintain attorney’s calendars, including litigation deadlines and scheduling meetings;
- Basic accounting duties including processing vendor invoices, preparing check requests and submitting invoices / expense reports for payment to the client or accounting;
- Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, phone calls and mail;
- Manages E-filing in both state and federal courts using e-File Texas and NextGen;
- Enters attorney time into billing system using L & A codes on billing software;
- Run conflict checks and open new client matters; including closing files;
- Exercises discretion and maintains information of a confidential nature;
- Communicate with clients, court personnel and other counsel in a professional manner;
- Able to multi-task to assist with handling a busy litigation docket;
- Occasional overtime, as needed and other duties as assigned;
Qualifications:
- Five plus (5+) years of recent litigation experience in a law firm. Defense litigation experience preferred;
- Knowledge of the litigation process; rules of procedure; excellent litigation, secretarial, grammar, and proofreading skills;
- Proactive approach with taking the initiative and owning your own work product;
- High proficiency in MS Office Suite;
- Ability to operate standard office equipment;
- Experience with electronic court filings (state and federal);
- Familiarity with DMS (document management system), preferably iManage;
- Ability to turn constructive feedback into best practices for future use;
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with co-workers, clients, courts and opposing counsel and be proactive about seeking clarification of ambiguities;
- Ability to read and understand attorney mail and email;
- Typing speed of 65+ words per minute;
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have at least 5 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary for Insurance Litigation?
- What are your salary requirements?
- Are you able to commute to the San Antonio office location at least 3 days a week?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in San Antonio, TX 78216
Title: Litigation Secretary for Insurance Defense
Company: Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP
Location: San Antonio, TX
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