Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Our busy legal firm is looking for an efficient, organized legal assistant to help our attorneys and paralegals assist clients and ensure we’re operating efficiently. You’ll assist with the preparation of legal documents and handle all office correspondence, including answering phone calls and emails, handling mail, and reminding the team of upcoming deadlines.

If you have experience in a law firm environment, work well under pressure, and are looking for a rewarding opportunity in the legal industry, we want to connect with you.

Compensation : $17 - $20 hourly

Responsibilities :

• Handle office correspondence and administrative tasks such as responding to emails and phone calls, communicating with opposing attorney offices, taking dictation, and letting the team know about upcoming deadlines
• Undertake other duties as needed to ensure the firm operates efficiently
• Conduct legal research, when necessary, with guidance from attorneys and paralegals
• Use daily time records to properly process client billing with support from the accounting department
• Work with attorneys and paralegals to create various legal documents, including pleadings, motions, subpoenas, affidavits, contracts, and briefs for case preparation, and proofread documents when requested
• Perform other duties as assigned by attorneys

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About Company

Odunlami Law is dedicated to helping immigrants across the United States. We understand how the system works not only as professionals, but as immigrants; we have been through it ourselves.

We value our team members, and our benefits include competitive pay, PTO, health insurance benefits, professional development opportunities, 401(k) matching, and a pension.