Lawyer's Aid Service

In this full-time position as a paralegal clerk trainee, you will assist with trial prep related to real estate valuation by assembling exhibits and trial notebook for an early February hearing and mediation, and possibly later trial. You will work with a team and a solo attorney in UT West Campus.

If you have an interest, additional training may include commercial real estate acquisition, due diligence, and management, as well as business entity formation (corporations, LLCs, etc.).

Pay

Starting at $16 an hour. More possibly DOE.

Requirements

30 hours per week minimum
Good academics, or relevant experience (e.g., law, pre-law, real estate, paralegal)
Writing skills (you may attach a sample of your writing to your application)
Willingness to support a fragrance-free office
- (Lead attorney and others on staff get migraine symptoms from many fragranced products.
- (We provide free unscented laundry and personal products that many staffers say are the best they've ever used.)
Start quickly: immediately or within two weeks
Valuable but not required: experience with trial prep, real estate valuation, Google Earth, or a graphic design program like SketchUp

Keywords: paralegal, paralegal clerk, paralegal training, law firm, writing, full time

Benefits

up to six paid holidays
business casual dress
ultra-filtered AC system
a location 5 blocks from UT and two blocks from the Museum District bus stop, well-served by bus routes
onsite shower and full kitchen
onsite parking
support of the City’s Green Choice Renewable Energy Program
Mac computers

Positive work environment

Lawyer's Aid Service, Inc., helps Texas attorneys and legal staffs form new businesses, retrieve and file at state agencies, and related services. It’s a small, stable legal service company with about 15 full-timers and part-timers. It’s never had a layoff. About a quarter are students. We aim for a workplace that is positive and cooperative, with a friendly team spirit.

Flexible schedules

This position is 18-40 hours a week, and flexible scheduling is possible between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Availability between 1:30 and 5:30 PM is strongly preferred for part-time workers.

Two main offices near UT campus

Lawyer's Aid Service's office is located in Austin, Texas, at 505 W 15th St, between Guadalupe and Nueces. UT and ACC Rio Grande students who work here find it easy to park at work, walk to class, and then walk back to work. (Being a student is not at all required.)

About Us

Lawyer's Aid Service, Inc. opened in 1980 to assist attorneys throughout Texas in forming new companies, from creating and filing the formation documents at the state offices to providing services such as retrieving state agency documents creating company outfits, and obtaining Federal EINs.

Check out some direct quotes from our staff on their favorite things about working at Lawyer's Aid Service.

What do you like most about working at Lawyer’s Aid Service?

"The informality … the friendliness … really nice people … flexibility … the downtown location … variety of tasks."

"Lawyer's Aid Service offers a high level of professional development; it has been a tremendous boost to my career and has built my skills in a wide variety of areas … I don't believe I could have gained such a broad set of skills with any other company … the freedom to approach and solve problems in my own way."

"Dealing with clients … the variety … never a dull moment."

"Location near UT … Scheduling flexibility."

"I have received a significant amount of experience in a variety of fields that can be tough to break into. [For example] I didn't realize how interested I was in database development before this job."

"Lawyer's Aid Service makes an effort to understand my interests and strengths, as well as what I don't enjoy doing, and determines my tasks based on that information ... They are very concerned with making me as satisfied with my job as possible, and allowing me to grow the skills I'm eager to work on."

"Talking to interesting people over the phone, not in person … interesting work … enjoy helping people … love to find any piece of information I'm told I can't find … the people I work with … we're the best at what we do … parking close to school [when I was in UT] … scheduling around school … learn how to deal with people better … no rigid structure … no Dilbert management … a family-owned company rather than a chain … learn useful job skills and people skills … the on-site [big] kitchen … good restaurants in walking distance."

"Willing to work around my school schedule ... jovial atmosphere ... it's a small company so every birthday is celebrated in the break room. Cake for everyone!"

"Good hours of operation Monday through Friday … a variety of tasks … I don't sit all day; I get up and walk around."

"Laid-back atmosphere, not up-tight … time flexibility."

"Being given responsibility and the freedom to carry it out … how [the company] is structured. Everyone has roles and the space to carry them out … my experience level [can deal with just about any issue that comes up because I've dealt with it before.]"

"Casual dress code. Don't have to buy a new wardrobe … the laid-back, fun people … schedule flexibility for days off … proximity to campus [when a student] … the work itself is interesting."

"The satisfaction of helping people."

"Getting to talk to a lot of different people … helping people … the atmosphere is laid-back, not critical … a lot more pleasant [than a fast food job] … I like to do office work … organizing things, the teamwork aspect … trying to help each other out in different ways, finding the ways we work together the best."

The work you'll do

Those who succeed best at Lawyer's Aid work enjoy detail-oriented work, helping people over the phone, solving problems, and being accurate. In particular, if you're a person who wants a career in the administrative paralegal area or who simply loves medium-paced and fast-paced office work, we're eager to receive your application.

You'll receive training based on detailed reference guides, starting with the basics and moving up at your own pace.

Most of our staff members are paralegal clerks who email, fax, photocopy, file, and, most importantly, take orders from attorney clients who call in. No sales work is involved.

Our workplace is a floor of ten offices, each with a large window and its own bathroom. You'll be sharing an office with only 1-2 other people, but our staff moves between offices throughout the day, dependent upon the task at hand. The atmosphere is positive and collaborative.

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Paralegal Clerk Trainee

Pay is $22 per hour for full-time. Part-time position is $21 per hour.

Description

You will be helping attorneys all over Texas set up new businesses for their clients. We help draft, file, and retrieve legal documents such as company formation certificates for them.

Working in our office on-site, you'll be trained in creating and handling legal documents with Mac FileMaker Pro and MS Word as well as in liaison work with state agencies.

You'll receive training based on detailed orientation guides, starting with the basics and moving up at your own pace. Other staff members will coach you and answer questions. Though Lawyer's Aid Service works for attorneys, we are not a placement firm or law firm. This is not a sales position.

Examples of typical administrative tasks include helping law firm folks who contact us, answering questions, writing up and processing orders, filing, light bookkeeping, copying, emailing, faxing, scanning, and writing and editing reference manual entries.

If you enjoy helping people, solving problems, and delivering accurate work product in a team environment and want to learn skills useful in administrative work or a legal career, we're eager to receive your application!

Schedule

Your schedule will need to include all or nearly all hours during 12:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday, 22-40 hours total.

The workplace

Lawyer's Aid Service has about fifteen employees. Of the one-third who are part-time, most are students, and some go on to law school. Half have been here five years or more. It's an educated, friendly workforce.

Our workplace is a ground floor of eight offices with large windows. You'll be sharing an office with only 1-2 other people, but our staff moves between offices throughout the day, dependent upon tasks. We follow pandemic procedures when there’s a Covid alert. The atmosphere is positive and collaborative. An associated law office is six blocks away in West Campus.

Required

We are looking for a bright person who is glad to pitch in and assist where needed, is adept with people and details, and has excellent spoken and written English. A four-year degree or some college is preferred. Academic achievements (grades, test scores, honors), writing ability and interest, and work achievements are important to us. This job is on-site.

Central location close to UT and ACC

505 West 15th Street, between Nueces and San Antonio, convenient to UT and ACC Rio Grande.

Lawyer’s Aid Service values diversity and welcomes everyone to apply.

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