Litigation Legal Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide litigation support to attorneys and legal teams.
• Manage complex calendaring and scheduling activities.
• Coordinate mediations from scheduling through completion, including logistics and related arrangements.
• Prepare, organize, and distribute legal documents.
• E-file documents in multiple jurisdictions.
• Process, scan, and route incoming mail and materials.
• Order hearing and deposition transcripts.
• Conduct research and gather information as needed.
• Coordinate travel, reservations, and other administrative arrangements.
• Assist with event planning and special projects.
• Communicate directly with clients and provide a high level of client service.
• Support attorneys with correspondence, information requests, and day-to-day administrative needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation legal assistant, litigation support, or comparable legal administrative experience.
• Strong experience with calendaring, mediation scheduling, and e-filing.
• Ability to work effectively in a client-facing environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and time-sensitive requests.
• Comfortable working with a variety of personalities in a professional setting.
• Resourceful, adaptable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Notary experience is a plus.

Schedule

• Hybrid schedule with four days onsite and one day remote, subject to business needs.
• Typical start time between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
• Occasional schedule flexibility is required to accommodate mediation schedules, including earlier start times and later end times as needed.
• Overtime or flex time may be available when applicable.

Assignment Details

• Immediate start preferred.
• Expected assignment duration of approximately 6 to 12 weeks.
• This role is intended as temporary coverage. While a permanent opportunity is not guaranteed, business needs may be reassessed in the future.

Location

• Dallas, TX (Hybrid)