Legal Assistant

Busy Law Firm seeking Legal Assistant with minimum 2 years of experience. This is a full-time, fast-paced position. The ideal candidate would be highly organized, an excellent multi-tasker, self-motivated, attentive to details, personable and caring with clients, exude a positive attitude and work well both independently and on a team. Responsibilities include management of files, attorney’s calendar, and communications for a diverse civil law practice. This includes drafting legal documents and correspondence, gathering and organizing medical records, hearing preparations, tracking, and maintaining meticulous and up to date records on all client files. Salary will depend on experience.

You will work under the supervision of an Attorney and must have excellent communication skills and a polite and professional demeanor. You will also need to possess a strong sense of discretion.

To be considered for this position, applications should not only possess all of the characteristics above but should also possess the following:

• Prior Legal Experience, Litigation a plus; Knowledge of legal terminology, regulations, and court system
• Able to manage and maintain high volume of work flow - Outstanding time-management skills
• Excellent typing, written and verbal skills
• Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders
• Professional telephone skills
• Solid interpersonal skills
• Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate
• Superior organizational skills, ability to multitask and problem solve
• Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, postage software, scanning software, etc.)

Job Types: Full-time

Pay: From Depending on experience

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Clio
• Legal: 2 years

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $10.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Work Location: In person