Legal Administrative Assistant

An established law firm in the Columbia area seeks a legal administrator/legal assistant to join their dedicated team to help with administrative work. This is a unique temporary-to-permanent opportunity! You will support a practice focused on family, criminal, and personal injury law practice. Your Impactful Role as a Legal Assistant: Word processing, transcribing dictation, and finalizing correspondence and documents Manage calendars Provide administrative support to ensure a smooth daily workflow in order to meet project deadlines. This includes word processing, photocopying and scanning, processing of mail and performance of other clerical duties Create, edit, and proofread legal documents, forms, and correspondence to ensure accuracy and completeness Reviews, sorts and dates mail, maintains files Answers, screens, and directs telephone calls appropriately May assist paralegals and attorneys with various tasks What You Bring: Experience in the legal field as a legal secretary or an administrative assistant in a law firm preferred, otherwise must have office administrative experience Proficient in MS Office, Outlook, and Excel Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment Self-starter with superb organization and communication skills Ability to use discretion when working with sensitive topics/clients Proficient in Electronic/E-filing in both Federal (PACER) and state court. Experience with legal time & billing systems (Clio preferred) If you are ready to take the next step to advance your career into the legal field and make a lasting difference, we invite you to contact us. Apply today! All resumes are held in strict confidence!