About the Role
Provides legal and administrative support for the attorney grievance and discipline process, involving frequent contact with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Transmits grievance files for classification dismissals appealed to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals (BODA).
- Enters BODA appeal results into the case management tracking database.
- Maintains the State Bar of Texas’ file retention schedule for department files sent to external storage.
- Maintains the database of closed final judgment files sent to off-site storage, including destruction schedules and retrieval processes.
- Composes responses to routine general correspondence and requests for disciplinary judgments.
- Serves as backup to the Intake Legal Secretary team, performing data entry for incoming grievances and case status updates.
- Provides receptionist relief as needed.
- Performs other responsibilities and conducts special projects as required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Some college-level courses preferred.
- A minimum of three years of related office experience preferred.
- Experienced in legal secretarial work helpful.
- Requires good communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to problem-solve and complete tasks in a timely and independent manner.
- Must be well organized, a self-starter, and detail oriented.
- Must be proficient in typing.
- Must have technological competency, including experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Access; Adobe, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook.
- Experience using case management software preferred.
- Ability to speak and translate Spanish helpful.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer service skills
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Independent work
- Organization
- Self-starter
- Detail-oriented
- Typing proficiency
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Outlook
- Spanish language proficiency (helpful)
Experience Level
- 3+ years of related office experience preferred
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Some college-level courses preferred
About the Company
- State Bar of Texas
