Description :
Texas Petrochemicals (TPC) is a premier chemical company, headquartered in Houston with more than $1.5 billion in annual sales. TPC is a growing company that provides quality C4 chemical products and services to both local and global industry companies. TPC has manufacturing facilities in the industrial corridor adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, operations in Baytown and Port Neches, Texas and a product terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana. TPC has the largest butadiene and butene -1 extraction capacity in North America. In addition, the Company is one of North America's largest producers of isobutylene and derivatives of isobutylene such as polyisobutylene, diisobutylene and isobutylene concentrate. TPC products are widely used as chemical building blocks for synthetic rubber, nylon carpets, adhesives, catalysts and additives used in high-performance polymers. TPC offers excellent benefits, incentive plans, career growth and opportunities for advancement. For more information, please visit us at [link removed]
This job shall provide secretarial support for the entire legal department, which consists of two attorneys and a corporate paralegal. Familiarity with legal documents, procedures, principles, and terminology as well as a high degree of thoroughness and accuracy is required in performing varied secretarial assignments and routine administrative details within established time constraints. Incumbents work with considerable independence according to general instructions and procedures. Work is generally reviewed for completeness and compliance with legal standards and policies by the General Counsel, unless the assignment involves routing or standardized procedures and methods.
Required Skills:
Knowledge of:
Business English and spelling.
Legal terminology, principles, procedures, and forms as related to secretarial work.
Ability to:
Produce documents written in the English language using proper sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
Plan and organize work load to comply with established time constraints.
Work cooperatively with other employees, customers, clients, and the public.
Enter data or information into a terminal, PC, or other keyboard device.
Remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time.
Comprehend and make inferences from material written in the English language.
Operate standard office equipment, such as a copier and FAX machine.
Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public using a telephone.
Sort, separate, arrange, file or distribute incoming mail or material.
Experience Required:
7-10 years of administrative experience in a legal setting, including training in typing. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
A Bachelor's degree is required
Qualified candidates should apply at:
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Texas Petrochemicals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Principals Only - No Recruiters Please.