03/21/2022
New Horizons Law, P.A., is seeking a legal assistant to become part of our family law practice. New Horizons Law is a single attorney office. We have a comfortable family orientated office. We are a Family Law Office the works with clients that are sometimes at the most traumatic times of their life. We pride ourselves on helping people through the more difficult times of life. We are looking for a self-motivated Legal Assistant to ensure the smooth running of the office and effective case management. You will provide a broad spectrum of legal services under the supervision of an attorney.
The ideal candidate will possess:
• Be personable and able to relate to our client’s needs.
• To be professional with the knowledge that you must be sympathetic to their situation.
• As such, strong interpersonal skills are a must.
• You must be proficient in working with Microsoft Office 365, primarily Outlook and Word.
• We use Leap Legal Software to manage our law office. While it is not necessary to be familiar with the program, it would be a plus if you had some experience with it.
• Prior law firm experience preferred.
• You must be a self-starter and able to work autonomously.
• Must have a high school education.
• A veteran of the United States Military preferred.
Your responsibilities:
• Aid the supervising attorney in all aspects of the Law Office
• Respectfully answer telephones.
• Work directly with the attorney to quickly respond to emails.
• Send incoming documents/filings to the client upon receipt from the Clerk, opposing attorneys, and others.
• Coordinate with the Court, other attorneys, and individuals to schedule and calendar events for the attorney.
• Maintain and update the attorney’s calendar as needed.
• Politely greet clients to the office.
• Keeps clients informed by maintaining contact communicating case progress.
• Maintains client’s confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Any other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time.
