Job Title: Legal Assistant

FLSA Status: Part-time/non-exempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide all aspects of responsible legal and administrative support for the attorney and other persons within the company.
• Welcomes guests and clients by greeting them in person or on the telephone; answering or directing inquiries.
• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics; coordinating case preparation.
• Conserves attorney time by reading, researching, reviewing, verifying, and routing correspondence, reports and legal documents; drafting letters and documents; collecting and analyzing information; initiating telecommunications; organizing meetings.
• Compile legal documents for signature.
• Maintains calendar by planning and scheduling appointments; recording and monitoring other deadlines.
• Represents attorney by communicating and obtaining information; following-up on delegated assignments; knowing when to act and when to refer matters to attorney.
• Maintains client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential.
• Exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree preferred, not required.
• At least 1 year of legal office experience.
• Knowledge of standard office practices.
• Warm customer relationship skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Ability to use standard office equipment such as copy machines, telephones, fax machines.
• Ability to use a personal computer, Microsoft Office Suite and you must be comfortable learning other software programs.
• Must display a high level of professionalism and warm demeanor and have the ability to interact positively with other persons within the company.
• Strong organizational skills, tact, diplomacy, positive can-do attitude.
• Must be able to work independently with little direct supervision including analysis and problem solving as needed.
• Notary a plus.

Work Hours:

20 hours per week, more as needed. Specific hours are negotiable.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and carry 30-lbs. weight.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee will also be required to deliver and pick-up items from places outside the office including but not limited to various business and law offices as well as various city, county and state government offices. The employee will be required to operate their own motor vehicle to perform these duties and agrees to comply with applicable policies regarding the operation of automobiles contained in the “Employee Handbook.”

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in this environment is usually moderate.

All employees of Vexus Fiber are subject to compliance with all company procedures, policies, practices, etc., and a general commitment to provide support to the overall growth and promotion of the company.

Vexus is an equal opportunity employer.