Legal Administrative Assistant - Receptionist

Seward Henderson PLLC | Royal Oak, Michigan | Full-Time, In-Office

Want to get into the legal field but don't have legal experience yet? This is where you start.

Seward Henderson PLLC is a boutique civil defense litigation firm in Royal Oak. We represent municipalities, law enforcement agencies, EMS providers, insurers, and private organizations in significant litigation throughout Michigan, including civil rights, constitutional, municipal liability, premises liability, law enforcement, and EMS cases.

We are looking for a Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to join our team. This is an entry-level position, and prior legal experience is not required. What matters more to us is that you are organized, dependable, professional, willing to learn, and able to take ownership of your work.

This is also a position with real opportunity to grow. In fact, we're hiring for this role again because the person who previously held it has been promoted into a full-time Legal Assistant position.

You will be the first point of contact for our office while also working directly with our legal assistants, paralegals, law clerks, and attorneys. Your responsibilities will include:

• Answering and directing incoming telephone calls
• Greeting clients, attorneys, witnesses, vendors, and other office visitors
• Handling incoming and outgoing mail, deliveries, and routine office correspondence
• Maintaining conference rooms, common areas, and general office organization
• Scanning, organizing, saving, and maintaining case documents and electronic files
• Assisting with document preparation and other litigation-support tasks
• Providing administrative support to attorneys and legal staff
• Backfilling and assisting Legal Assistants as needed
• Learning our case-management systems and internal processes
• Taking on additional legal responsibilities as your skills develop

This is not a position where we expect you to sit at the front desk and answer phones forever. We want someone who is interested in learning, taking on more responsibility, and becoming increasingly valuable to the team.

You do not need to know how to work in a law firm on day one. We can teach the job. We are looking for someone who brings the qualities that are harder to teach:

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Clear and professional communication
• Reliability and follow-through
• Initiative and a willingness to figure things out
• Good judgment and discretion with confidential information
• Comfort working in a busy, professional environment
• The ability to receive feedback and learn quickly
• An interest in developing new skills and taking on greater responsibility

This position is especially well suited for someone interested in building a career in the legal field, including someone considering becoming a Legal Assistant or Paralegal.

We are a growing litigation firm with a team that works closely together. We expect people to work hard, think independently, ask good questions, and take ownership of their responsibilities. In return, we invest significant time in training and developing people who want to grow with us.

This is a full-time, in-office position in Royal Oak, Michigan.

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Disability and life insurance
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Hands-on training and professional development
• Opportunity for advancement within the firm

If you're organized, motivated, and looking for an opportunity to build a career rather than simply find your next job, we'd like to hear from you.