What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Administrative Assistant position at Porter Law Firm?
Legal Administrative Assistant
OVERVIEW
Established in 2009, Porter Law Firm provides a full range of legal services for everything from business, real estate, corporate development, and litigation, to tax and estate planning. While we bring incredible depth and breadth of experience representing our clients and their legal matters, our passion is our ability to offer our clients not just legal representation, but a strategic partner committed to understanding their needs and safeguarding their assets. This is why so many of our clients return to us —they understand the benefit of a personalized, hands-on approach to representation.
THE POSITION
Porter Law Firm is seeking a legal admin assistant to help support our HOA division with data entry, litigation, and general administrative duties.
The legal assistant will receive direction and tasks from the firm’s attorneys and other legal assistants.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TASKS
● Attention to detail with the ability to manage large amounts of data
● Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
● Conducting research, data entry, and client communications
● Answer phones, return messages, manage deadlines
● Type and file basic legal documents and correspondence
● Preparing and filing documents with courts
● Organizing and archiving the documents related to completed and ongoing cases including exhibits, documents, briefs, and appendices
● Aid attorneys with interrogatories, requests for production, and other discovery requests
● Assist in trial preparation by preparing binders, indexing discovery, and preparing trial exhibits
DESIRED QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
● Proficient with MS Office
● Able to maintain a full-time, in-person working schedule
● Associate’s degree or greater
● 1-3 years experience
● Keen eye for detail and ability to meet deadlines
● Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities under deadlines
● Strong writing and communication skills with extreme attention to detail
● Approachable, customer service mentality
● Applicable knowledge of legal terms, procedures, and protocols
● Must be able to sit, stand, navigate stairs, occasionally lift up to 20 pounds
● The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
BENEFITS
Full-time position, paid time off, collegial working environment, 401K program
Job Type: Full-time
Salary : $40,000