Houston Available Legal Staffing Positions

Providus is seeking attorneys for immediate litigation document reviews. Prior electronic privilege and relevancy review experience preferred and hold an active bar license in good standing from any state. Prestigious national law firms and corporate law departments located in downtown Houston, Greenway Plaza and Galleria area. Projects begin within the next 2 weeks! Minimum hour requirements vary from 40 to 50 hours per week.  Please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference job ATTY – EDR.  

Experienced Legal Coders are needed for immediate contract assignments with corporate law departments. Work consists of analyzing documents, normalizing terms, summarizing document titles and/or data, extracting key information and inputting information into system. 2 years of legal coding experience is REQUIRED and legal database experience is strongly preferred. This is not an electronic document review project. Please submit resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Legal Coders.

Providus currently has multiple needs for experienced legal scanners for immediate long-term contract assignments with corporate law departments on the West side of Houston and Downtown. Legal scanning experience is preferred.  2 years of scanning experience is REQUIRED and legal database experience is strongly preferred. Excellent long term position with top notch legal departments!  Please submit your resume to http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Legal Scanner.

Our client, a major oil & gas company is seeking a senior level IP prosecution paralegal. Qualified candidates will have a four-year degree, a paralegal certificate is preferred and a minimum of 5 years experience as an IP prosecution paralegal in a law firm or corporation. The IP prosecution paralegal is responsible for managing the IP portfolio, conducting foreign and domestic trademark searches, handling domestic trademark filings, managing trademark applications and renewals, and handling all IP docketing. Experience with IP Master is preferred. At least two years of experience with patent and trademark prosecution is required. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference IP Prosecution Paralegal.

Our client, a major oil & gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas, is seeking an experienced IP prosecution legal secretary. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience as an IP prosecution legal secretary with knowledge of both foreign and domestic patents and trademarks. Additional requirements include strong communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel, extensive experience with electronic filing and must type at least 50 wpm or more. Qualified candidates, please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference IP Prosecution Legal Secretary.

Providus is recruiting Japanese reviewers for upcoming language review projects in Houston.  Ideal candidates have prior litigation/document review experience and must have fluent language skills.  LLM or JD required and a license to practice law is preferred. Must be proficient in Japanese.  Please submit your resume to http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com reference Japanese Project.

Our client, a solo practitioner in the Champions area, is seeking part-time litigation legal secretary to work approximately 2-3 days a week or 16 – 24 hours a week. Some of the responsibilities include drafting pleadings, motions, correspondence, and orders, e-filing, transcription of dictation tapes, filing, and organizing case files. This candidate must have strong litigation experience, be able to e-file, use a Dictaphone, have strong communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, and be proficient in Word Perfect. Qualified candidates, please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Litigation Legal Secretary – Champions Area.

Our client, a world-wide energy company with offices in west Houston, is in need of a very experienced Discovery Coordinator to provide litigation support to the legal department. Qualified candidates must have at least 5 years experience working in the electronic discovery field and preferably have experience working with energy litigation. The person in this position will be supporting attorneys and paralegals on upstream and downstream litigation matters by managing and coordinating the discovery process (legal holds, collection, discovery services, and document review) with internal counsel, external counsel and vendors. The Discovery Coordinator may be an attorney or non-attorney. This is a great opportunity to move in-house. Position offers generous compensation package. Please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference Discovery Coordinator – In House

Our client, a major oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of an employee benefits attorney. Qualified candidates will have 10+ years of experience handling non-qualified and qualified benefits plans and have experience with most recent laws in this area. Experience with executive benefits plans is a plus for this position. Large law firm and/or corporate experience necessary. Excellent compensation package available with a Fortune 50 company! Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Employee Benefits Attorney.

Our client, a major oil & gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas, is seeking a corporate paralegal with at least 5 years legal experience, preferably in a corporate law department. Qualified candidate must have excellent tenure. The person will need to have a strong background in subsidiaries, drafting corporate minutes, Section 16 filings and be proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Corporate Subsidiary Paralegal.

Our client, a world-wide energy company with offices in west Houston, is in need of a very experienced Discovery Collections Specialist to provide litigation support to the legal department. Qualified candidates must have at least 3-5 years experience working in the electronic discovery field with energy litigation experience preferred. The person in this position will be collecting electronically stored information, coordinating and tracking all electronic collections including chain of custody documentation, creating data manifests, updating collection logs and working directly with case managers and vendors. The Discovery Collection Specialist may be an attorney or non-attorney but must have a Bachelor’s degree. This is a great in-house opportunity, and the position offers a generous compensation package! Please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference Discovery Collection Specialist.

Our client, a large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of an attorney to lead the refining, projects & procurement section of the legal department. The attorney in this position will report to the General Counsel and manage attorneys and staff working in this group. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 12 years of experience providing legal advice regarding refining, environmental projects and procurement. Candidates must have extensive legal knowledge and experience in refining, environmental and procurement operations of a major corporation. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job # 6201.

Our client, a major oil and gas company is seeking an ERISA paralegal to join the legal department. The ERISA paralegal utilizes specialized legal knowledge of benefit plans and statutory/regulatory requirements to assist in development, implementation and administration of those plans and related legal work. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Drafts and/or reviews documents relating to the company benefit plans and trusts including summary plan descriptions and employee communications; Assists external auditors with audits of benefit plans and acts as legal coordinator/contact on Department of Labor audits when needed; Maintains and/or updates electronic foreign and domestic benefit plan files; Performs legal research and drafts research memos as needed relating to ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and various federal and state statutes affecting the company benefit plans; Assists with corporate transactional work and issues around employee benefit plan matters and liabilities; Assists with benefit plan claims and appeals including research of facts and pertinent plan provisions and review or drafting of responses. Qualifications include: Thorough working knowledge of the purpose of and legal issues arising in connection with employee benefits. Paralegal certificate or equivalent legal education. Minimum 5 years experience working with benefit plans and related legal issues and at least 10 years paralegal experience. Interested candidates please submit your resume to http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference “ERISA Paralegal.”

Our client, a world-wide energy company with corporate offices in Houston, is in need of a experienced litigation paralegal to join the Superfund team. This is a long-term contract opportunity. Paralegal must have 5+ years environmental experience. Strong preference for a 4 year degree and paralegal certificate, and 5+ years handling Superfund and Remediation litigation matters. The chosen candidate is a team player, motivated, and flexible. This is a great opportunity! Please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference “Superfund Paralegal”.

Our client, a property development and real estate management company in Houston is in need of a full-time real estate paralegal. The position will involve assisting with commercial lease negotiation and analysis. The candidate will be expected to assist with closings pertaining to the acquisition of properties including handling closing binders, due diligence, title and survey review, preparing affidavits and closing statements. Qualified candidates must have extensive experience negotiating commercial real estate leases. The person in this position must enjoy working in a collaborative environment, multi-task well and be willing to take ownership of his or her work. Interested candidates please submit your resume to http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Real Estate Paralegal.

Our client, a major international oil and gas company, is in need of a Managing Counsel of Labor and Employment and Employee Benefits. Qualified candidates will have 15 or more years of experience handling labor and employment matters and non-qualified, qualified and executive benefits plans. Experience managing attorneys is preferred for this position. Large law firm and/or corporate experience is necessary. Excellent compensation package available with a Fortune 50 company! Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Employee Benefits.

Our client, an international oil and gas corporation on the West side of Houston is seeking an experienced Discovery Analyst to join the legal department. The Discovery Analyst provides litigation support to the Legal Department by supporting attorneys and paralegals working on both upstream and downstream. This person would work closely with the Discovery Counsel, Discovery Coordinator, Project Manager/Paralegals, Discovery Collection Specialists, other Discovery Analysts as well as the internal counsel, external counsel and preferred providers. Responsibilities include assisting with various discovery phases including strategic discovery planning, legal holds, collection, processing, production, and ongoing case management by providing technical support and guidance. The role will also be responsible for the management of various system databases including legal hold solution. A bachelor’s degree is required. The ideal candidate will have 3 - 5 years of experience working in the electronic discovery field, preferably with energy company litigation experience. Prior project management experience in large, complex electronic discovery projects is preferred. Demonstrable experience of working technologies and key business functions in the Litigation and Discovery sector. Database creation/management skills (e.g., Oracle, Sequel, Access, etc.) and discovery management software (e.g., Concordance, Summation, Relativity) is preferred. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Discovery Analyst.

Our client, a major renewable energy company in Austin, is seeking a lease and title administrative clerk. The individual in this position must be a self-starter and highly motivated. Qualified candidates will have two or more years of administrative work experience in an office setting and will have knowledge of legal concepts. Responsibilities include processing new leases, managing existing leases, drafting leases and memorandums and corresponding with landowners regarding leases and contracts. Additional administrative duties include drafting correspondence, scanning, copying, faxing and notarizing documents. An Associate’s degree is preferred but not required. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Lease and Title Admin Clerk - Austin.

Our client, a major oil & gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas, is seeking a legal administrative assistant with at least 5 years experience with a large corporation or law firm. Responsibilities will include: answering telephones, managing attorney schedules, preparing and revising legal correspondence and documents, and coordinating travel arrangements. Qualified candidate must have excellent tenure and strong computer skills. They will need to be proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Legal Administrative Assistant.

Our client, a major oil & gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas, is seeking a legal matter management analyst with at least 5 years of knowledge and experience with matter management systems, the litigation process, the Litigation Management Process (LMP) and familiarity with service of process. Qualified candidates will need strong working knowledge of Corprasoft Legal Desktop (CLD), Lotus Notes, PowerBrief (PB), Adobe Acrobat, LiveLink, Summation and Microsoft Office Suite. Candidate must be a self-starter and be able to work independently. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Legal Matter Management Analyst.

Our client, a major oil & gas company, is seeking a commercial paralegal with experience working in a law firm or corporate legal department. Responsibilities for the paralegal in this position include, but are not limited to: managing licensing and contracts docket; contract drafting, review, negotiating and coordination of approval and signature of agreements; assisting management of Export Control program; assisting attorney with contract and bid reviews; developing and administering the law department webpage on company intranet; assisting as to intellectual property and corporate secretarial matters as needed. A bachelor’s degree and 5 or more years of experience are required, and a paralegal certificate is desired. This is an excellent in-house opportunity for the right candidate! Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Commercial Paralegal.

Our client, a large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of a paralegal or junior attorney for a claims analyst position. The paralegal or attorney in this position will report to a claims attorney within the litigation section of the legal department. Qualified candidates will have 3 or more years experience handling litigation claims for a law firm, in-house legal department or insurance company. Responsibilities will include: analyzing claims, processing claims, calendaring, and communicating to attorneys within the department. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job # 6243.

Our client, a large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of a worker’s compensation analyst to join the legal department. The person in this position will report to a claims attorney within the litigation section of the legal department. Qualified candidates will have 3 or more years experience handling worker’s compensation claims for a law firm or in-house legal department. Responsibilities will include: analyzing and processing claims, calendaring, and communicating to attorneys within the department. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job # 6244.

Our client, an international law firm, is seeking a Word Processor to join their team. The right person will have 10 plus years of legal word processing knowledge as well as in-depth experience working with SEC documents. Previous experience working with cross-referencing, creating tables and formatting a plus! Candidates certified in Microsoft Word preferred. Candidates will be required to take a typing and spelling test. Interested candidates should submit their resume at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Word Processor.

Our client, a major oil & gas company in Houston, is seeking a paralegal with strong compliance experience. The individual in this position must be a self-starter and highly motivated. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti–corruption, information technology, and oil and gas experience is preferred. This candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing compliance training, assisting with the development of compliance policies and procedures and maintaining the compliance intranet site in addition to other related tasks. A four-year degree is required. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Compliance Paralegal.

Our client, a major oil & gas company in Houston, is seeking a candidate with at least 5 years experience in the area of ethics. Responsibilities will include: assistance with ethics investigations, ethics training and preparation of training materials. This candidate must be a self-starter, organized and detail oriented. Additional requirements include strong communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Ethics Analyst.

Our client, a large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of an attorney to provide legal advice as to compliance with commercial trading laws and regulations with an emphasis on the CFTC, FERC and FTC. The attorney in this position will provide legal advice for the commercial trading business as to compliance and regulatory trading programs, processes and issues, including the Dodd-Frank legislation. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 7 years experience in this area of practice. Candidates must have extensive knowledge as to commercial trading activities of a major corporation. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job # 6258.

Our client, a major oil and gas corporation, is seeking a project coordinator for the corporate law department. The person in this position will work closely with attorneys and other legal staff to design and maintain the department’s intranet web page. Previous experience in computer technology and web page design is required. A four-year degree is preferred. This is an excellent in-house opportunity! Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Project Coordinator.

Our client, a major international oil and gas company, is in need of a Senior Counsel of Labor, Employment and Benefits. Qualified candidates will have 10 or more years of experience handling labor and employment matter and benefits plans. Experience with privacy obligations and rights, confidentiality, non-compete agreements and HR policies as to employment, labor, compensation and benefits. Prior litigation experience handling Department of Labor, EEOC and NLRB investigations and charges is preferred. Excellent compensation package available with a Fortune 50 company! Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Labor, Employment & Benefits.

Our client, an international law firm in downtown Houston, is seeking qualified candidates with at least 4 years of experience as an international arbitration paralegal that is fluent in both French and Spanish. The individual in this position must be a self-starter, highly motivated, and have the ability to work independently on large arbitrations assisting the litigation teams. This candidate will be responsible for preparing filings under a variety of international arbitration regimes, managing large quantities of translations from vendors, communicating effectively with international clients, co-counsel and arbitral tribunals. This candidate must be able to travel internationally and be available to work overtime. A four-year degree is required. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference International Arbitration Paralegal (#6287).

Our client, a major international oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of a trading attorney with at least 8 years of experience to join the legal department. Qualified candidates must have experience supporting the power and natural gas functions of an organization including heavy compliance expertise. Support of oil trading functions is a plus. The attorney in this position will have top academic credentials and experience from top tier law firms and/or in-house legal departments. Excellent opportunity to join a great company and legal department! Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Trading Attorney.

Our client, a large law firm in downtown Houston, is in need of a Property Rights Analyst to begin immediately. The person in this position will be responsible for performing due diligence in connection with mergers/acquisitions and divestitures, credit/loan facilities, IPO and MLP transactions involving oil and gas, minerals, pipeline and other real property assets. The job will include review of title opinions, files, runsheets, ownership reports, assignments, farmouts and other documents in order to ascertain represented ownership of assets and preparation of summary reports, defect notices, variance reports and mortgage matching reports. Qualified candidates must be able to calculate exposure to possible loss of value relative to identified issues and determine required resolution and/or assist in negotiation for resolution of issues with sellers and borrowers. Candidates must also be familiar with the process of developing and perfecting title to real property in addition to an ability to read and interpret complex documents. The person in this position must be able to travel up to 50% of the time. Five to ten years of related experience is required and a college degree is preferred. Please apply directly with an email to Regan Bowen at rbowen@providusgroup.com and attach a Word version of your resume.

Our client, a property development and real estate management company in Houston, is in need of a real estate attorney with 1 to 3 years of experience. The position will involve assisting with commercial lease negotiation and analysis. The attorney in this position will be expected to assist with closings pertaining to the acquisition of properties including handling closing binders, due diligence, title and survey review, and preparing affidavits and closing statements. The attorney in this position must enjoy working in a collaborative environment and be willing to take ownership of his or her work. Interested candidates please submit your resume to http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Real Estate Attorney.

Our client, a leading material handling company, is in need of a 2 to 5 year attorney to join the legal department. Qualified candidates must have approximately 2 to 5 years of general legal experience. Primary responsibilities will be contracts, litigation management, and general legal support of business units. This is a great junior in-house position with a growing company! Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job #6315.