Legal Assistant

Duration: 1 year
Location: Houston, TX
Schedule: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CT, Monday–Friday (hybrid: in office Monday–Thursday; work from home on Fridays)

About the role

This opportunity offers the chance to provide high-level administrative and litigation support within a fast-paced legal operations environment. The role supports legal professionals with document preparation, reporting, travel coordination, matter management, and legal systems including TeamConnect, iManage, Microsoft Office, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Draft, format, and revise legal documents to tight deadlines
• Handle high-volume data entry and matter updates
• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel arrangements
• Prepare detailed expense reports
• Prepare recurring reports and presentations using Power BI, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of legal administrative experience
• Experience providing support in a litigation or legal operations environment
• Proven experience with advanced document editing, including track changes in Microsoft Word
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Outlook, Forms, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel)
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and act with professionalism and discretion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across all levels of an organisation
• Ability to prioritise, multitask, meet deadlines, and follow through on commitments
• Strong problem-solving capability, sound judgement, and timely decision-making
• Ability to work independently, show initiative, anticipate needs, and collaborate effectively
• Ability to contribute ideas constructively, respond professionally to feedback, and demonstrate a growth mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree
• Experience supporting litigation attorneys or legal operations teams
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or similar AI tools, including effective prompting
• Proficiency with TeamConnect, iManage, Power BI, Concur, or similar legal operations and reporting tools

About Airswift

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. With over 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver top talent needed to complete successful projects.