Critical to Everything We Do.
In the legal profession, success is a team sport. And working alongside the BSW attorneys is a highly trained, well-organized support staff that keeps our firm running effectively and efficiently. From legal assistance to research and information technology, there are many opportunities to apply your talents and skills—to become part of a respected legal team.
To help ensure your success, we offer a comprehensive training program that includes workshops on legal writing and presentation skills; internal and external continuing education programs; and firm and departmental lunches/discussion forums. Your commitment will be rewarded with one of the most generous compensation and benefit packages in our local markets. In addition to competitive salaries, we provide life, medical, dental, and disability insurance; a 401(k) tax-deferred savings plan; certain bar association membership fees; and the cost of attendance at continuing legal education programs.
Career Opportunities
Practice Support Specialist
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Classification: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Overview
The Practice Support Specialist is a firmwide, non-supervisory support role focused on strengthening daily operations, supporting system and process training, and improving workflow consistency.
The role exists to support attorneys and staff by improving use of firm systems, resolving routine issues, and removing friction from day-to-day work through better tools, training, and workflows.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Firmwide Training and Process Support
- Serve as the firm’s primary resource for all training related to firm systems and core processes
- Provide onboarding, refresher, and just-in-time training for attorneys, paralegals, and administrative staff
- Develop and maintain user-friendly training materials, reference guides, checklists, and documented workflows
- Support training related to document practices, billing guidelines, and recurring firm processes
- Proactively identify training needs based on common questions, errors, or workflow challenges
Library, Research Tools, and Subscription Support
- Manage the firm’s library resources, legal research tools, and subscriptions, including Clerk of Court access
- Maintain accurate records of subscriptions, licenses, access credentials, and renewal timelines
- Serve as a point of contact for basic access issues and usage questions before escalating to vendors
- Assist leadership with evaluating usage trends, redundancy, and cost efficiency of subscriptions
- Coordinate vendor communications and support continuity of access for attorneys and staff
Level 1 Technology and Practice Support (Backup)
- Serve as backup support for Level 1 IT response, particularly during high-volume or time-sensitive periods
- Provide routine assistance with document formatting, file access, printer issues, Teams/Zoom setup, and basic Microsoft Office troubleshooting
- Assist with end-user setup, onboarding-related technology needs, and workstation support
- Escalate complex or system-level issues to IT leadership promptly
- Provide limited after-hours or weekend support as needed to support continuity of operations
File Inventory Management and Optimization
- Oversee and support file inventory management, with a focus on organization, accessibility, and consistency
- Assist with optimizing digital file structures to improve retrieval, version control, and ease of use
- Coordinate periodic reviews to identify outdated, redundant, or inactive files
- Assist with document management clean-up efforts, migrations, or reorganizations
- Provide guidance and training related to file management practices as needed
Continuous Improvement, Automation, and Efficiency Support
- Serve as a firmwide resource for identifying and researching practical ways to streamline routine tasks and reduce unnecessary manual effort
- Research available system features, tools, or alternatives that can simplify work or reduce rework
- Lead efforts to identify and reduce avoidable non-billable time by improving tools, templates, training, and workflows
- Support a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging collaboration, feedback, and shared problem-solving
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations, information systems, communications, or a related field
- 2–6 years of experience in operations support, training, process improvement, IT support, or professional services administration
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, including templates, styles, and formatting troubleshooting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, service-oriented approach
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to evolving firm needs
- Familiarity with documenting workflows or supporting operational processes
- Reliable transportation and a clean driving record
- Ability to work onsite in Baton Rouge, Monday through Friday, 8:30–5:00, with occasional after-hours support
- Willingness to travel to the New Orleans office and other work-related locations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a law firm or professional services environment
- Familiarity with iManage, legal research platforms, or document management systems
- Experience developing training materials or supporting group and individual training
- Exposure to workflow automation tools or knowledge-management platforms
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access (a plus)
- Coursework or experience related to operational improvement or process support
The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. If interested, please submit your resume and salary requirements to
careers@bswllp.com.
Legal Secretary
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP is seeking a litigation legal secretary in our casualty section for our Baton Rouge office. The ideal candidate would have a solid work history, a good work ethic, professional demeanor and be able to work well under pressure. The candidate should have a minimum of three years’ experience. Candidate should be able to work on-site, Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Duties and Experience:
- Excellent dictation, typing, proof reading and redlining skills
- Excellent verbal skills
- Maintaining attorney calendars
- Knowledge of filing documents in various courts
- Organizing and maintaining both electronic and paper files
- Opening new client files
- Entering attorney time
- Editing bills
- Processing check request and expense reports
- Other administrative duties as needed
- Solid work history
- Initiative to anticipate additional needs before they arise
- Possesses a positive, professional attitude
- Reliable and able to work on-site 8:30 to 5
The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. If interested, please submit your resume and salary requirements to careers@bswllp.com.
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws and strictly prohibits, and does not tolerate, discrimination against employees, applicants, and others based upon race, color, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, transsexual status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, religion, creed, genetic tests or genetic information, sickle cell trait, or any other status, characteristic, or activity protected by applicable law. This applies to all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, discipline, and discharge.
Legal Secretary (New Orleans)
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP is seeking a legal secretary with medical malpractice experience for our New Orleans office. The ideal candidate would have a solid work history, a good work ethic, professional demeanor and be able to work well under pressure. The candidate should have a minimum of three years’ experience. Candidate should be able to work on-site, Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Duties and Experience
- Transcribing dictation, typing, proof reading and redlining skills
- Excellent verbal skills
- Maintaining attorney calendars
- Knowledge of filing documents in various courts
- Organizing and maintaining both electronic and paper files
- Opening new client files
- Entering attorney time
- Editing bills
- Processing check request and expense reports
- Excellent technology skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point and Outlook)
- Comfortable with using electronic document management systems
- Proficient with legal terminology and standard legal procedures
- Other administrative duties as needed
Competitive salary and benefit package, paid parking, paid time off, profit sharing and 401K. If interested please submit your resume and salary requirements to careers@bswllp.com.
