What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Firman Solutions?
Legal Assistant
We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to provide high-level administrative and secretarial support to attorneys in a fast-paced legal environment. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, professional, and comfortable handling confidential information while managing multiple priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and secretarial support to attorneys and legal staff.
- Attend client meetings with attorneys, both on-site and off-site, to witness client documents as needed.
- Prepare and transcribe legal briefs, correspondence, letters, memoranda, and other legal documents.
- Draft and format legal documents from written, verbal, and rough-draft instructions.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of legal assistant or legal secretarial experience.
- Prior experience supporting attorneys in a litigation practice, including court filings, case calendaring, discovery, hearings, depositions, trial preparation, and related litigation support activities, is strongly preferred.
- Ability to type at least 70 words per minute.
- Strong knowledge of legal office practices, procedures, terminology, and court processes.
- Experience preparing legal documents and handling court filings.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, redline comparisons, and BigHand digital dictation.
- Strong proofreading and attention-to-detail skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to stay organized and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.