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Litigation Practice Assistant-Am Law 100 Firm (Austin)

Large, full-service Am Law 50 firm with a strong national reputation in corporate, litigation, finance, energy, and real estate work is seeking a Litigation Practice Assistant to support attorneys in the Regulatory Investigations, Strategy & Enforcement Practice Group.Responsibilities:Ensure effective calendar management, with the ability to prioritize meetings and resolve calendar conflicts; proactively organize and manager schedule changes for events and meetings.Arrange domestic and international travel and create and submit related expense reports.Manage information electronically using the firm's database file management system and a records management system.Maintain attorney bar membership records and CLE records.Prepare and file legal documents in Federal and State courts (including electronic filings).Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and binders.Provide administrative support for all aspects of litigation, including discovery and trial preparation.Manage complex tasks such as reviewing detailed information, submissions, and reports, and coordinating the distribution of these and other materials.Code and enter attorneys' time and costs in the firm's time and billing system.Coordinate large volume client billing, using sophisticated software and procedures, that may require client specific instructions and multiple revisions.Support new client and business development efforts by opening and closing new matters and submitting requests for conflicts of interest checks.Process expense reimbursement requests and process invoices in a timely manner.Prepare routine correspondence, read, and route mail, conduct general research and responsible for file maintenance.Handle complex edits in legal documents.Requirements:5+ years of litigation practice assistant/ legal administrative assistant experience, including billing and e-Billing.