We are searching for a confident Legal Assistant to join our incredible team at Virginia State Bar in Richmond, VA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Legal Assistant is a fantastic opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in cooperation, people management and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Legal Assistant at Virginia State Bar today!
Title: Legal Assistant
Hiring Range: negotiable
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Virginia State Bar
Location: Virginia State Bar
Agency Website: Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia State Bar is searching for an efficient and self-motivated legal assistant to provide administrative and litigation support for trial attorneys who process ethical complaints against lawyers. The successful candidate will prepare, revise, and finalize correspondence and pleadings; organize and file subpoena responses; prepare and electronically file exhibits; maintain electronic files, tickler systems, and dockets; and perform special projects. This position also receives, evaluates, and processes incoming bar complaints against lawyers and, in collaboration with intake lawyers, analyzes pertinent data from complaint submissions and enters complaint data into a database. The assistant must discern whether the complaint is new or relates to an existing complaint and whether the complaint requires immediate attention based on the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled assistant to learn and be involved in all phases of the disciplinary process and other special projects within the Office of Bar Counsel. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a paperless office environment while processing a large quantity of data and other tasks as assigned by bar counsel.
Minimum Qualifications
The selected candidate will have a bachelor's degree, experience working in a legal environment, preferably at a litigation law firm, and the following requirements:
knowledge of business, office management, and legal processes strong organizational skills superior writing and communication skills computer-savvy and proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of programs, Adobe, and electronic filing systems detail-oriented, dependable, proactive have good judgment and maintain confidentiality able to work independently as well as in a team environment comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines satisfactory completion of criminal background check and disclosure of COVID-19 vaccination status as a condition of employment *
Preferred Qualifications:*
Bilingual skills (specifically Spanish) are a plus.
Special Instructions:
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
DO NOT COMPLETE STATE APPLICATION. To apply, please send cover letter, resume, and salary expectations to: View email address on jobs.institutedata.com.
Contact Information:
Name: VSB HR office
Phone: View phone number on jobs.institutedata.com
Email: View email address on jobs.institutedata.com In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at View phone number on jobs.institutedata.com, or DBVI at View phone number on jobs.institutedata.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Monday to Friday Work Location: In person
Benefits of working as a Legal Assistant in Richmond, VA:
? Learning opportunities
? Advancement opportunities
? Attractive package
