26 Feb
Virtual Legal Secretary
Michigan, The thumb 00000 The thumb USA

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Equivity is looking for a part-time virtual legal secretary who has 3+ years of experience working as an administrative assistant in a law firm or legal secretary and is comfortable remotely managing the administrative needs of a law office. If you enjoy supporting attorneys, pride yourself on your organizational abilities, pay meticulous attention to detail, have excellent communications skills, and thrive in a work-from-home environment, we want to hear from you!

Equivity works closely with our clients to provide them with virtual assistants who are experienced in their field and have successfully worked in a remote or virtual environment. Our law firm clients range from solo practitioners to multi-partner firms, and run across all specialty areas of law including litigation, family law, bankruptcy, real estate, and much more. It is our goal to provide our law firm clients with experienced executive assistants who are familiar with the ins and outs of the day-to-day in a law office environment. This particular candidate will be well-versed on day-to-day administrative needs of a law firm and busy attorneys, and will have worked for at least three years in a law firm setting.

More about our company:

Equivity matches clients with virtual assistants that provide long-term paralegal, administrative and marketing support. Our virtual legal secretaries work with a high degree of autonomy and are responsible for developing lasting relationships with our clients. Because we provide extremely attentive service to our clients, you must be available to respond to client communications throughout the business day (Monday through Friday, 9am – 6pm Eastern Time) within one hour by email, phone, and text. You should also be available to complete tasks and work on projects during the business day. All of this work is done remotely, meaning that you can work from home.

The selected candidate would be hired as a part-time employee (W2) of Equivity, not an independent contractor (1099). We are looking for somebody who has at least 20 hours per week of availability, and the starting pay is $17.00 per hour. We are a growing business and are looking for a virtual legal secretary who is excited to partner with us and is interested in a long-term role with our company.

Position requirements:

Bachelor’s degree

3+ years of experience as a legal administrative assistant or legal secretary in a law firm

Proficiency in using a practice management system, preferably Clio or My Case

Expert with Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point

Ability to format and edit legal briefs, including creating Tables of Contents, Tables of Authorities, and formatting briefs to comply with local rules

Proficient with Google suite of programs

Proficient with formatting documents in Adobe

Availability to make and respond to calls in a professional setting between 9 AM and 6 PM Eastern Time

Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Your own laptop and smart phone with broadband access to Internet

Qualities we are looking for:

Organization

Self-starter

Dedication

Initiative

Reliability

Attention to detail

Resourcefulness

Proactive

Excellent communication skills

Responsiveness

Technologically savvy

Ability to work independently with limited oversight

To apply, please visit: https://equivity.recruitee.com/o/virtual-legal-secretary-4

Equivity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Equivity is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Equivity are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national original, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender orientation, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Equivity will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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