Legal Assistant/Support Staff

Position: Legal Assistant/Support Staff

Pay: $22-$25/hour: Full-time; Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Company Overview:

The Law Offices of Daniel A. Hunt is a fun and fast-growing law firm specializing in Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Litigation, and Probate. We are a laid-back and fun, yet fast-paced and sometimes high-pressure law firm. People are our number one priority. We value our clients and employees above all else. We are in search of a legal assistant/support staff to help in assisting our Litigation team at our Folsom office. We are only looking for team members who care first and foremost about people, are kind, accountable, smart, and driven. They must be organized, emotionally intelligent, and work well under pressure. The ideal candidate will thrive in a team environment, feel confident to ask questions, be willing to learn, prioritize their personal tasks, and will gladly help others.

Mission:

The mission of the legal assistant is to support our attorneys, law clerks, and paralegals in working effectively and efficiently. The most important responsibilities of the legal assistant are to be able to think critically, be self-motivated, and ensure that administrative tasks and projects are completed with a high level of efficiency, confidentiality, accuracy, attention to detail, flexibility, and positivity in order to support the attorneys and our firm.

Responsibilities:

• Greeting clients, answering phone calls, client intake, and file preparation and organization.
• Complex calendar management, scheduling, and reviewing court dockets to highlight important court information for the attorney.
• Prepare correspondence, including emails and various documents, to both clients and attorneys, schedule meetings, review emails, and organize documents into client matters.
• Support department attorney, law clerks, and paralegals as needed. Examples include mail service, preparing drafts with the assistance of colleagues, and meeting deadlines assigned by the attorney’s team. The ideal candidate would be comfortable with taking on projects and working with team members to complete them based on set deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Kindness: We are looking for someone who practices kindness in all their dealings. If you do not lead with kindness, please do not apply.
• Accountable: We are a goal-oriented firm and strive to better each other through setting goals and holding each other accountable.
• Smart: We value common sense, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. We are seeking someone who works smart and knows how to deal effectively with others. The ideal candidate should be able to work both independently and in a team.
• Hungry: We are looking for team members who are self-motivated, always striving to do more, and who are interested in constantly learning new things.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.

Experience:

At least 1-2 years of experience as a legal assistant/support staff or paralegal preferred; be proficient in Microsoft Office; type at least 60 wpm. Legal and litigation background preferred, but not required.

Connect:

We invite interested applicants to learn more about our firm at dhtrustlaw.com.

Benefits:

• Pay: $22-$25/hour
• Health insurance
• 401K match
• Paid time off
• Premium car wash membership
• Fun quarterly team activities
• And much more…