Job Description
ROLE: LEGAL ASSISTANT
Location: Cleveland, OH
Job Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | Hybrid
Benefits: Full Benefits
Relocation Expenses: No
Interview Expenses: Yes
The Role:
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.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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
What You Bring:
- 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
Must-Haves (Required to Submit):
- 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
Preferred (Nice-to-Have):
- 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
Disqualifiers:
- 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
Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Relocation
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