Secretary
Locke Lord

Austin, Texas

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Success is always within your reach at Locke Lord.

Locke Lord is a premier full-service law firm that has earned a solid reputation for complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work on behalf of clients in important and growing industry sectors around the world.

At Locke Lord, our diverse and inclusive culture of collegiality and collaboration - core values of the Firm - across all of our offices and practices is ultimately reflected in our client experience by culminating in a deep understanding of our clients' businesses.

Locke Lord is proud to uphold a collective sense of integrity. Our Firm invests in your professional growth, whether you are a seasoned professional or a recent graduate. In addition to lawyers, we hire problem solvers to deliver creative solutions across numerous disciplines, including marketing, technology, accounting, human resources, practice support and office services. We reward our employees with a team oriented work environment, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits program.

General Statement of Duties:

The Austin Office of Locke Lord LLP has an immediate opening for a Legal Secretary. This position provides all aspects of administrative support to attorneys within the department.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Provide secretarial support to assigned attorney(s)
  • Maintain attorney calendar(s), contact lists and email as requested
  • Arrange internal and external client meetings and conferences
  • Coordinate all business-related travel arrangements for direct reports and submit all business-related expenses for reimbursement
  • Prepare, format and edit legal documents, contracts, discovery requests and responses, correspondence, memos, letters, reports, litigation and regulatory related forms
  • Establish, maintain and submit electronic filings through various electronic court systems
  • Assist with drafting and preparing documents such as audit responses, table of contents, and Minutes for Board of Directors
  • Opening/closing matters, generating engagement/disengagement letters and sending/retrieving documents from court judicial websites
  • Answer phone system and refer calls to other contacts as needed
  • Record, edit, and submit timesheets through DTE time and billing system
  • Oversee attorney billing & coordinate with billing department
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • 8-10+ years of legal experience
  • Big Law experience preferred
  • Experience supporting Corporate Transactional (Real Estate) and Litigation attorney(s)
  • Affordable housing experience is a plus
  • Type at least 65 wpm
  • Advanced skills in MS Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, DTE, Elite or similar systems
  • Ability to work in a confidential and fast paced environment

Additional Information:

Supervisory Responsibility - This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment - This position operates in a professional office environment.

Position Type/Expected Work Hours - This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel - Little to no travel is expected for this position.

Locke Lord LLP is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, civil union status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other classifications that are deemed to be protected under federal, state and/or local laws. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.


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