Legal Assistant

We are looking for an experienced Legal Administrative Assistant to join our growing team at BW Energy to undertake a variety of legal and administrative tasks. You will provide support services to attorneys and paralegals on a variety of tasks and use your expertise on iManage to maximize value and facilitate usage by the rest of the legal team of the document management system. If you are self-driven and enjoy new and exciting challenges in a fast-paced environment with a fun and energetic team, then BW Energy may be a great fit for you! This position is located in Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will:

• Have experience as a "power user" of iManage and SharePoint to provide information-management support and guidance to the legal team

• Produce information and documents by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data and graphics

• Read, research, review, verify correspondence, reports and legal documents

• Prepare quarterly reports based on information provided by outside counsel regarding paid and unpaid invoices and tracking of budget and accounts

• Prepare expense reports, arrange travel, monitor travel and handle other administrative needs.

• Develop and maintain filing and retrieval systems, as well as digital archive systems

• Recommend software, systems or processes that may benefit the legal team and assist with design and implementation

• Assist with special projects