Legal Assistant

Client: Confidential Law Firm

Location: Cleveland, OH

Job Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | Hybrid

Compensation: $55,000 – $75,000 per year

Benefits: Full Benefits

Relocation Expenses: No

Interview Expenses: Yes

Openings: 1

Our client, a respected law firm in Cleveland, OH, is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to provide high-level administrative and document support to attorneys and paralegals. This role is critical to ensuring deadlines are met, documents are accurate, and client service standards are exceeded.

• Provide proactive administrative support to attorneys and legal teams
• Edit and proofread legal and administrative documents for accuracy and consistency
• Manage CLE credit tracking, calendaring, expense reimbursements, and scheduling
• Greet clients, coordinate meetings, and handle professional correspondence
• Electronically file documents with courts and maintain organized case files
• Support billing processes including time entry, reporting, and client inquiries
• Monitor deadlines and follow up on pending matters
• Liaise with court personnel, attorneys, and internal staff

• At least 3 years of legal assistant or legal administrative experience in a law firm
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Experience proofreading and formatting complex legal documents
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with electronic court filing systems

• Minimum 3 years of legal assistant or legal administrative experience
• Law firm or equivalent legal services environment background
• Strong Microsoft Office proficiency
• Experience proofreading and editing legal documents
• Ability to work onsite in Cleveland, OH
• Salary requirement provided (not open or negotiable)
• Authorized to work in the United States
• No sponsorship required now or in the future

• Familiarity with Kofax/Nuance, InTapp, LMS , iManage, or similar legal software
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys simultaneously
• CLE tracking, expense reimbursement, or billing support experience
• Exposure to litigation, probate, or other specialized legal areas

• Less than 3 years of legal assistant or comparable legal administrative experience
• No law firm or legal services environment experience
• Unable to work onsite in Cleveland five days per week
• Lacks proficiency in Microsoft Office
• No experience proofreading or formatting legal documents