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.  

Our client, a downtown Houston law firm is seeking a senior commercial litigation paralegal. Qualified candidates will have a four-year degree, a paralegal certificate is preferred and a minimum of 5 years experience as a commercial litigation paralegal in a law firm. Additional qualifications include trial experience in a court room, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Word, Excel, Summation. Experience with Trial Director or Sanctions is a plus. Candidate must type 50 or more wpm. Please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Commercial Litigation Paralegal.

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 downtown Houston law firm is seeking a senior level IP prosecution paralegal with litigation experience. 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. Candidate must have litigation experience and an understanding of trademark and patent concepts, laws and procedures. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference IP Prosecution Paralegal.

Our client, an international law firm, 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. 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 frequently has openings for contract paralegals to conduct both electronic and paper document reviews of very complex documents for confidentiality, relevancy and privileged information. Proficiency in Access, IConect, Attenex, Introspect, Summation or Concordance is preferred. Must have previous long-term document review experience working for law firms or corporations. Must be willing to commit to contract work on an indefinite basis. Locations of projects are Downtown, West and North side of town. Competitive hourly rates offered. Please apply online http://eresume.providusgroup.com

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 is seeking an experienced IP prosecution docketing legal secretary. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience as an IP prosecution legal secretary with knowledge of docketing for both foreign and domestic patents. Additional requirements include strong communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel, electronic filing of documents to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and must type at least 50 wpm or more. Qualified candidates, please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference IP Prosecution Docketing Legal Secretary.

Our client, a large oil and gas company, is in need of commercial/transactional attorneys with 5+ years experience for a contract assignment. This work will last 3 months or more and begin within the next 2 weeks. Candidates must have experience reviewing and drafting contracts. Experience reviewing and drafting oil and gas related contracts a plus. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Contracts Attorney.

Our client, a major oil & gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas, is seeking a paralegal with at least 5 years legal experience to assist the Corporate and Securities Department. Qualified candidate must have law firm experience. The person in this position will have experience with international subsidiaries, drafting corporate minutes, making Section 16 filings, and be proficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Corporate and Securities Paralegal.

Our client, an international law firm, is seeking an experienced litigation legal secretary. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of 7 years experience as a legal secretary with extensive knowledge in the area litigation. This candidate must have strong communication skills, be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and other document management applications, have experience with e-filing, and must type at least 50 wpm or more. Qualified candidates, please apply online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Litigation Legal Secretary.

Our client, a major international oil and gas company located in Houston, Texas, has an immediate need to hire a senior level commercial litigation attorney with a minimum of 10 years of experience handling complex commercial energy matters. Qualified candidates must have excellent credentials and good law firm and/or in-house experience. This position has tremendous growth potential for the right candidate and is available immediately. Compensation package is extremely competitive. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference job # 6144.

Our client, a large law firm with offices in Dallas and Houston, has an immediate need to hire a senior level construction litigation attorney on a long term contract basis. Qualified candidates must have excellent credentials and good law firm and/or in-house experience. The attorney in this position must be able to handle the matter with little supervision on a long term basis. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.providusgroup.com and reference Construction Litigation Attorney.

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, an international law firm is seeking a Litigation Support Specialist with 5+ years of litigation support experience. The person in this position will be responsible for providing training and support to staff using litigation software tools. Technical skills are required as this person will need to be able to set up, process data and move data through various databases. Knowledge of electronic data processing software is required. Candidate must be able to manage, administer and support various litigation software tools such as Summation, Lexis Nexis and West Law. Familiarity with electronic discovery best practices is required and trial support experience is a plus. A four-year degree is required. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Litigation Support Analyst - Downtown.

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 for a long-term contract assignment with at least 5 years legal experience to assist the Corporate Department. Qualified candidate must have excellent tenure. The person will need to have a strong background in subsidiaries, drafting corporate minutes, making 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.

Providus is seeking a paralegal and contracts administrator to join the corporate legal department of an oilfield services company located in Houston. This position assists with corporate transactions, preparation and review of contracts, agreements and amendments, as well as coordinating, collecting, and assembling exhibits for contracts. A four-year degree is required and a paralegal certificate is preferred. A minimum of 5 years experience in a corporate legal department is required. Please submit your resume online at http://eResume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference Paralegal/Contracts Administrator.

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, an exploration and production company in Houston, is in need of an attorney with corporate secretarial experience to work on a contract basis. Qualified candidates will have corporate secretarial experience and preferrably experience conducting high level audits of executive records, books, minutes, and governing documents. Excellent rate per hour available. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job #6187.

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 large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of an attorney to lead the commercial 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 experience including a portion of these years managing an in-house legal department. Candidates must have extensive legal knowledge and experience in all aspects of commercial trading activity, asset transactions and contract law, particularly as to gas and power, natural gas liquids, and crude oil marketing. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job # 6199.

Our client, a large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of an attorney to lead the litigation 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 15 years experience including a portion of these years managing an in-house legal department. Candidates must have extensive legal knowledge and experience with toxic tort, personal injury, employment, benefits, environmental, and commercial litigation and arbitration. Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job # 6200.

Our client, a large oil and gas company in Houston, is in need of an SEC attorney to handle securities filings, proxy statements, and preparation of Board of Director materials. Qualified candidates must have at least 10 years experience handling SEC matters and have excellent negotiation, presentation, collaboration and diplomacy skills with mature judgment and discretion. This is a great in-house opportunity with terrific short and long term potential! Qualified candidates please apply online at http://eresume.ProvidusGroup.com and reference job #6202.

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 real estate paralegal on a long-term contract basis. 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."