About the job Senior Litigation Legal Assistant
Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Join a high-performing litigation team handling sophisticated, high-stakes matters where your work genuinely matters.
- Be a trusted, highly visible partner to experienced trial attorneys rather than simply processing routine assignments.
- Use advanced federal ECF filing, proofreading, and Microsoft Word skills every day in a role built around excellence.
- Enjoy top-of-market compensation, employer-paid employee health insurance, 401(k) contributions, and strong benefits.
- Build a long-term career with a team that values stability, initiative, and exceptional work.
Location:
Dallas, TX — Full-time, in-office. Join a collaborative team where being close to the action means having a meaningful role in the work.
Note:
Must have advanced federal CM/ECF filing experience, exceptional proofreading skills, and advanced/master-level Microsoft Word proficiency, along with 3+ years of litigation legal support experience.
About Us
We are a trial-focused law firm handling sophisticated business, commercial, intellectual property, and other complex litigation matters for clients facing high-stakes disputes. Our team works hard, supports one another, and takes genuine pride in delivering excellent work. We are serious about the quality of our work while maintaining a collaborative, energetic, and respectful environment. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Manage federal CM/ECF filings from preparation through final confirmation, including pleadings, motions, briefs, notices, and exhibits.
- Prepare, format, proofread, cite check, and finalize complex legal documents and correspondence.
- Use advanced Microsoft Word features including styles, automatic numbering, tables of contents and authorities, section breaks, footnotes, cross-references, Track Changes, and document comparison.
- Calendar and monitor critical litigation deadlines and attorney schedules.
- Coordinate filings and service in federal and state courts.
- Maintain accurate, organized electronic case files and litigation documents.
- Support attorneys with hearings, depositions, trial preparation, appendices, and other case needs.
- Identify potential issues before they become problems and proactively keep litigation matters moving.
- Take ownership of important work and operate confidently in a deadline-driven environment.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of directly relevant litigation legal support experience.
- Advanced federal CM/ECF filing experience.
- Advanced/master-level Microsoft Word skills.
- Exceptional proofreading and attention to detail.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Ability to remain calm, accurate, and resourceful under tight deadlines.
- Sophisticated law firm or complex commercial litigation experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated stability and interest in building a long-term career.
Why You Will Love Working Here
You will work alongside talented litigation professionals on meaningful matters rather than high-volume routine work. We value people who take ownership, care about doing excellent work, and want to grow with a team for the long term. The culture is energetic, candid, collaborative, and respectful, with high standards and a genuine commitment to treating people well.
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Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance