Jobs at Lawyer’s Aid Service

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

You can also read much more about the company based on what our staff has to say.

Positions available now

Paralegal clerk trainee / Courier
Duties include carrying legal documents from offices and filing with state agencies, primarily in the downtown area, as well as paralegal clerical office work. You receive training that in liaison work with agencies and courts and learn to use a variety of office programs to handle the kind of state-agency and court-clerk-liaison work that we provide to Texas lawyers. … (more)

Mac systems administrator trainee
In this job, you'll be be part of a small team supporting about 30 OS X Macs and Macintosh servers (firewalls, and web, mail, and database servers) and two PCs at two main sites near UT … (more)

Benefits of working at Lawyer's Aid Service

Interesting work for beginning and experienced workers
Lawyer's Aid Service, Inc., opened in 1980 to assist attorneys throughout Texas. It is a small, stable company that has never had a layoff. The staff is comprised of 15 to 20 full-time and part-time employees.

One convenient, central location close to UT
Lawyer's Aid's office is located four blocks south of UT at 408 West 17th Street, between Guadalupe and San Antonio. (UT students who work here find it pretty easy to park at work, walk to class, and walk back to work.) There's a city bus stop nearby, too. See map.

Good pay
Hourly starting pay is $11.00-$12.00 for part-time or internship and $12.00-$13.00 for full-time long-term (i.e., full-time longer than 9 months). For computer positions, pay is dependent on experience; please specify pay requirements on your application. Schedule can be 18-40 hours a week except where noted. Part-time scheduling is between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Flexible schedules
An important Lawyer's Aid benefit is flexibility in scheduling. You have the option to request a switch between full-time and part-time and to request a change in your schedule if part-time, preferably before preregistration each school semester.

Other benefits
For those who work full-time, medical, vision, dental, and life insurance are provided. The medical coverage is a preferred-provider plan (PPO). There's a large on-site kitchen for your use. Ties and pantyhose are not required, just neat casual attire.

Hours of operation
A regular work week of at least 18 to 40 hours is preferred, scheduled within the hours we operate, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday–Friday. Part–time schedules are between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

The work that you'll do

Those who succeed best at Lawyer's Aid work enjoy detail work, helping people over the phone, solving people's problems, and being accurate.

Lawyer's Aid Service helps out-of-town attorneys and their staffs retrieve and file legal documents at many state agencies and courts in Austin. We help incorporate thousands of new corporations each year and produce customized books called corporate outfits.

In the core office position that nearly every staff member learns, you'll fax, photocopy, file, and, most important, take orders from attorney clients who call in. No sales work is involved. You'll learn a lot through the Lawyer's Aid office systems designed to train and support you and through cross-training in several jobs.

Our workplace is a floor of ten offices with windows. Telephones ring frequently. Dress is business casual. The atmosphere is positive and collaborative. The best things about working at Lawyer's Aid, according to staff members.

In particular, if you're a person who wants a career in the administrative paralegal area or who simply loves medium- to fast-paced office work, we'd definitely like to see your application.