Job Description:

Downtown Houston Law Firm specializing in full-service legal support to business clients is seeking LEGAL SECRETARY - Litigation.Primary duties: Docketing and scheduling (calendaring deadlines, hearings, mediations, depositions, and conference calls); e-filing; initial drafting of basic pleadings from firm forms (petitions, answers, motions, responses, hearing notices, deposition notices, etc.); creation of charts and outlines; communicating with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel.Qualifications: 3+ years of experience as a Litigation Legal AssistantSecretary (with at least one year of Texas litigation and e-filing experience); working knowledge of current TRCP; exceptional organizational and communication skills; computer savvy - proficiency in MS Office and ability to learn firm software (ActionStep); willingness to follow up with attorneys to ensure deadlines are pensation: $55,000 - $65,000, depending on experience.  Additional benefits include: 100% payment of employee health insurance premium, optional dental insurance (premium paid by employee), PTO, free parking, matching IRA benefits (after 2nd year), and performance based bonus.Job Type: Full-time, in the Firm's downtown Houston office.Pagel, Davis & Hill, P.C. is a well-respected, downtown Houston firm with over 35 years of history representing business clients in a diverse array of transactional and litigation matters.