Senior Client Delivery Specialist; Commercial Litigation Executive Legal Assistant

Senior Client Delivery Specialist (Commercial Litigation Executive Legal Assistant)

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations.

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Senior Client Delivery Specialist (Commercial Litigation) position in one of our Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Madison, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Omaha, Springfield, or St.

Louis offices. This position will work onsite at least 3 days per week.

The Senior Client Delivery Specialist (Commercial Litigation) serves as a strategic operational partner for assigned Client Relationship Managers (CRMs). This role is responsible for full lifecycle workflow management, cross-functional coordination, business process execution, and administrative oversight. The Sr. Specialist ensures seamless handoffs across teams, reduces attorney administrative burden, and accelerates client service delivery. Assigned to top-performing CRMs, this role requires advanced judgment, proactive problem-solving, and portfolio-level ownership.

Essential functions include:

• Coordinates all workflow for assigned attorneys, including delegating specific tasks to other teams, follow-up, and quality control.
• Proactively anticipates the needs of attorneys, manages priorities, and resolves administrative challenges with minimal supervision.
• Coordinates and tracks ongoing projects to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met; monitors milestones; updates status reports; communicates progress; and assists with project plans, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Handles special projects and other duties as assigned to support the efficiency and success of the attorneys' practices.
• Effectively uses workflow management software to log and manage workflow.

Conflicts, NBI & Engagement Process Leadership

• Prepares and processes new matter forms, requests conflict checks, and opens new files.

Billing, Collections & Financial Coordination

• Coordinates accounting administrative functions:
  Coordinates client billing matters; prepares billing letters and other requested client financial updates.
• Assists attorneys with tracking and monitoring alternative fee arrangements.
• Assists attorneys with automation, tracking, and monitoring of matter budgets.

Client & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinates client communications, manages sensitive information, and serves as a liaison between attorneys, clients, and internal departments.
• Supports business development initiatives, including coordinating events, preparing pitch materials, and maintaining client databases.

Email & Administrative Optimization

• Proactively manages attorneys' inboxes, prioritizing and flagging urgent communications; drafts, reviews, and responds to emails on behalf of attorneys as directed; and organizes/archives correspondence for easy retrieval.
• Provides general administrative support:
  Maintains attorney contacts; tracks requirements and activity related to CLE and memberships.
• Provides general administrative support as needed, including operating office equipment (PCs, printers, phones, copiers, facsimiles, and typewriters).
• Conducts all business in a confidential manner; copes successfully with demands from timekeepers, remaining calm under pressure.
• Reviews and routes incoming mail and fax communications; prepares and processes outgoing mail and faxes; arranges…