Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Commercial Real Estate)

Functional Job Title: Legal Practice Assistant/Paralegal

Location: Charleston SC (Onsite)

Direct Hire Salary: $ 65,000 – $72,000

Legal Practice Assistant/Paralegal

Are you seeking an exciting new legal position with a rapidly growing firm with excellent benefits and opportunities? They are looking to train a paralegal with 1-3 years' experience to work in the commercial real estate and wealth management areas. A dynamic and fast-growing full-service law firm of more than 400 attorneys and professionals is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to join its Charleston, SC office. This person must have at least 1 year recent experience in real estate paralegal work with a high preference to it being commercial real estate paralegal or legal assistant experience This is an in office position in downtown Charleston SC

Responsibilities will include time entry, billing, preparing correspondence with clients, external counsel, courts and court administration, proofreading, formatting and preparing multi-state and federal legal filings, filing legal documents (including e-filing), docket management, making travel arrangements, assisting with scheduling/calendar, assisting with discovery

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic selfstarter with MS Office, typing, proofreading and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize work. Must be able to handle deadlines and maintain a high level of confidentiality. Must have a professional demeanor to work well with all levels of staff attorneys and our clients. Also must have the ability and willingness to work well under pressure and at times more than the standard work schedule in order to accomplish responsibilities of the position. A HS diploma or the equivalent required; 4 year degree preferred, with at least 1-2 years of legal experience.