Legal Practice Assistant (LPA)

Robert Half • Austin, TX • 14h ago

Description We are looking for a detail-oriented Legal Practice Assistant (LPA) to support a busy litigation practice. This contract position will run for approximately 2-3 months and requires onsite presence throughout the assignment. The person in this role will provide high-level administrative and litigation support, helping attorneys stay organized, meet court deadlines, and deliver responsive service to clients.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate day-to-day administrative and litigation support for attorneys, ensuring deadlines, priorities, and workflow needs are managed efficiently.

Prepare, revise, and organize pleadings, correspondence, case materials, and hearing or trial binders for litigation matters.

Submit court documents through state and federal e-filing systems while maintaining accuracy and compliance with applicable filing rules.

Assist with discovery support, trial preparation, and calendar management to keep matters progressing on schedule.

Open new matters, help initiate conflict checks, and support business intake activities tied to new client engagements.

Enter attorney time and related expenses into billing systems with careful attention to timeliness and accuracy.

Manage billing support tasks such as reviewing prebills, processing edits, distributing invoices, and helping address client-specific billing requirements.

Work closely with billing professionals, attorneys, and administrative staff to ensure invoices and related documentation are completed correctly and delivered on time.

Communicate with internal teams, clients, courts, and outside vendors to coordinate materials, track submissions, and support ongoing case activity.

Provide backup assistance to the broader legal support team as workloads shift and coverage is needed. Requirements - Demonstrated experience supporting civil litigation matters in a legal assistant or legal practice assistant capacity.

Strong working knowledge of state and federal court procedures, including electronic filing and court filing requirements.

Ability to manage multiple assignments at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the professionalism to interact effectively with attorneys, clients, court personnel, and vendors.

Experience with time entry, billing coordination, and invoice review within a legal environment.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

High level of discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential client and attorney information.

Organized, proactive, and dependable approach with the ability to work independently while collaborating across teams.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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