Legal Administrative Assistant
Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $80,000–$90,000
If you're an experienced Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant or Litigation Legal Secretary looking for sophisticated legal work, a professional team environment, and long-term career stability, this opportunity may be exactly what you're looking for.
CornerStone Professional Placement is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant for an established full-service law firm in Houston, TX. This position plays a key role in supporting attorneys throughout the litigation process by preparing legal documents, coordinating court filings, managing attorney calendars and critical deadlines, assisting with discovery, and providing high-level legal administrative support.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal secretary or legal administrative assistant who already understands litigation procedures and can step into a busy law firm environment with minimal ramp-up.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to attorneys handling litigation matters.
- Prepare, revise, proofread, and format pleadings, discovery, correspondence, and other legal documents.
- Coordinate court filings and maintain associated filing requirements and deadlines.
- Manage attorney calendars, litigation deadlines, hearings, depositions, meetings, and other scheduled matters.
- Assist with the preparation and coordination of discovery-related documents and materials.
- Monitor critical litigation deadlines and help ensure filings and other requirements are completed accurately and on time.
- Organize and maintain case files, matter-related documents, correspondence, and administrative records.
- Coordinate meetings, communications, and other administrative needs for assigned attorneys.
- Provide proactive legal administrative support throughout the litigation process.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, organization, and professionalism.
- Previous experience as a Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant, Litigation Legal Secretary, or similar legal support professional within a law firm.
- Strong hands-on experience supporting litigation attorneys and litigation matters.
- Working knowledge of pleadings, discovery, court filings, calendaring, litigation deadlines, and the overall litigation process.
- Ability to step into the position with an established foundation of litigation knowledge and work independently with minimal training.
- Strong legal document preparation, formatting, proofreading, and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and time-sensitive deadlines in a fast-paced law firm environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience working with legal technology.
- Demonstrated employment stability and longevity in previous positions strongly preferred.
- Competitive $80,000–$90,000 annual compensation.
- Direct-hire career opportunity.
- Established, full-service law firm environment.
- Opportunity to support experienced attorneys on sophisticated litigation matters.
- Professional and collaborative team environment.
- Long-term career opportunity for an experienced litigation support professional.
Schedule: Full-time | Monday–Friday
Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $80,000–$90,000 annually, depending on experience.
Meet Your Recruiter
Katie Huff
Katie Huff serves as Assistant Recruiting Manager in CornerStone’s Professional Placement division, connecting high-performing professionals with organizations seeking top-tier talent. She approaches recruiting with a consultative mindset, taking the time to understand each client’s business objectives and each candidate’s long-term career goals. Katie is committed to delivering an exceptional experience throughout every step of the hiring process.
With a background in full-cycle recruitment across both Healthcare and IT, she brings experience, drive, and a people-first approach to every search. Katie genuinely loves the recruiting process, from sourcing and screening to helping candidates navigate interviews and land the right role.
What sets Katie apart is her energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to helping others succeed. She thrives on putting the puzzle pieces together, matching strong talent with the needs of a business and creating outcomes that benefit both the candidate and the client.
Katie is proud to be part of CornerStone’s Professional Placement team and is dedicated to building long-term relationships through trust, communication, and results.