Title: Legal Assistant

State Role Title: Legal Assistant

Hiring Range: around $47,000

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia State Bar

Location: 1111 E. Main Street

Agency Website: www.vsb.org

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia State Bar is searching for an efficient and self-motivated legal assistant to provide administrative and litigation support for trial attorneys who process ethical complaints against lawyers. The successful candidate will prepare, revise, and finalize correspondence and pleadings; organize and file subpoena responses; prepare and electronically file exhibits; and maintain electronic files, tickler systems, and dockets. This position also receives, evaluates, and processes incoming bar complaints against lawyers and assists with the administration of receiverships. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled assistant to learn and be involved in all phases of the disciplinary process and other special projects within the Office of Bar Counsel. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a paperless office environment while processing a large quantity of data and other tasks as assigned by bar counsel.

Minimum Qualifications

• knowledge of business, office management, and legal processes
• strong organizational skills
• superior writing and communication skills
• computer-savvy and proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of programs, Adobe, and electronic filing systems
• detail-oriented, dependable, proactive
• have good judgment and maintain confidentiality
• able to work independently as well as in a team environment
• comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines
• satisfactory completion of criminal background check
• bilingual skills (specifically Spanish) are a plus

Additional Considerations

None.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Do not complete the Virginia State application. Please apply directly to hr@vsb.org. Include cover letter and resume.

Contact Information

Name: VSB HR office

Phone: 804-775-0500

Email: hr@vsb.org

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.