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Beacon Hill Legal is seeking an experienced Trusts & Estates Legal Assistant to join a full-service law firm in Houston. This role provides comprehensive administrative and legal support to attorneys within the Trusts & Estates practice. This opportunity is full-time, direct hire, and fully on-site with one remote day per week following the probationary period.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive legal administrative support to multiple attorneys and practice areas
- Manage correspondence, documents, and electronic filing systems
- Calendar deadlines and schedule meetings, hearings, appointments, and client conferences
- Coordinate calls, teleconferences, travel arrangements, and expense reimbursements
- Prepare, revise, and produce legal documents, including pleadings, discovery, formations, deeds, and closing binders
- Handle document production, Bates labeling, redactions, and organizational charts
- File documents with courts, the Secretary of State, and Real Property Records (eFile Texas and ePrepare)
- Write and deposit estate account checks and assist with billing, pre-bills, and invoices
- Support attorneys with trial, deposition, private offering preparation, and CLE tracking
- Coordinate support services, including couriers, document processing, and conference room scheduling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience supporting attorneys in a law firm
- Strong typing skills (70+ WPM) and comfort working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experience with legal billing software (Aderant is a plus)
- Confident preparing, editing, and proofreading legal documents
- Familiarity with county and state court systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Organized, dependable, and able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast‑paced setting
- Self‑motivated, professional, and comfortable learning new systems and technology
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Robust benefits package featuring medical, dental, and vision coverage; short‑ and long‑term disability; life, critical illness, and accident insurance; identity protection services; an employer‑funded HSA contribution; a 401(k) retirement plan; and generous paid time off (PTO)
If you are an experienced Legal Assistant with a focus on T&E, we encourage you to apply!
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