Legal Assistant - Business/Transactional - Austin
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC is seeking a full-time legal assistant for its transactional practice in Austin.
We offer competitive pay rates with outstanding benefits, including exemplary medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, and profit sharing/401(k) after one year of service.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Scheduling & calendaring
- Entering attorneys’ time
- Assisting with monthly billing cycle
- Drafting correspondence
- Opening new cases in the firm’s internal system
- Scanning & saving documents electronically; physical & digital filing; organizing & maintaining documents
- Boxing & closing files upon completion
- Making travel arrangements; submitting expense reimbursements
- Maintaining confidentiality for all cases
- Other duties & special projects as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of prior office experience required
- Prior legal experience preferred but not required
- Fast learner, especially with cloud-based systems
- Strong attention to detail and quality
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work/projects
- Excels at taking and following directions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Dependable with strong work ethic and professional demeanor
- Business casual attire required
Who is Naman Howell?
Since 1917, Naman Howell continues to provide individuals and businesses throughout Texas with the personal attentiveness and expertise they need on their legal matters when they need it most. We pride ourselves on our heritage, vision, and exceptional results.
We are honored to be named among other leading law firms in the country on the 2024 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms list. Firms credited this distinction are evaluated in six different areas: quality of pay and benefits, job and company stability, belongingness and esteem, career opportunities and professional development, work/life balance and flexibility, and physical and psychological comfort.
Naman Howell employs 200 professionals, including 100 attorneys, in 6 offices across Texas with an average tenure of 10.5 years. Our team continues to grow by at least 10% each year, a trend that we expect to continue. To learn more about careers and current openings at Naman Howell, please visit namanhowell.com/careers.