Houston, Texas, United States
Commercial and Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Labor & Employment; Real Estate, Insurance Defense. Maritime Law. Transcribed, drafted, and e-filed legal documents. Scheduled and coordinated hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials. Maintained attorneys’ calendars to meet deadlines for hearings and trials. Supported attorneys in preparing pretrial, trial and post-trial. Located witnesses for interviews. Input attorney time entries. Partnered with the accounting department to enter, code, edit, review, and process client invoices for timely distribution. Assisted HR with candidate screening and initial interviews for new recruits. (Worked contract while attending to long-term illness of nephew, since deceased.)
Drafted, revised, formatted scanned and efiled legal documents. Assisted in the preparation of documents and hearing materials for all stages of litigation. Calendared, monitored, and updated deadlines across pre-trial, trial, and post-trial phases. Booked attorney travel arrangements. Input attorney time entries. Collaborated legal support teams to manage secretarial overflow. Assisted in trial prep and attended trial.
Drafted, proofread, transcribed, redlined, scanned, profiled and e-filed pleadings. Calendared deadlines and litigation timelines across pretrial, trial, post-trial, and appellate phases. Followed up with court coordinator for attorneys’ trial set-up. Prepared trial binders. Input attorney time and coordinated with accounting for final client invoices. Processed and coded vendor invoices. Provided overflow support to secretarial staff, maintaining responsiveness and continuity during high-volume periods.
Provided high-level administrative support to the Partner-in-Charge of the Houston office, assisting with office management and operational oversight. Coordinated firm seminars and events. Supported Human Resources with candidate screening, and initial interviews. Assisted secretaries with drafting, editing, scanning, and e-filings Partnered with accounting to ensure timely attorney time entry, revisions, and final billing. Entered attorney time and managed complex travel arrangements with attention to detail and cost efficiency.
Drafted, reviewed, and revised pleadings and e-filed, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procedural rules. maintained attorneys’ calendars, court deadlines, and litigation timelines. Prepared and amended construction litigation documents. Drafted, revised and, real estate agreements, conducted due diligence, name searches, assembled closing binders, and attended closings. Composed minutes, policies, and filings for Municipal Utility District (MUD) matters; attended MUD meetings to capture proceedings and draft official Minutes.