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Legal Assistant
- Robert Half Legal (Columbia, MD)
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Description
Position: Legal Assistant
Description: The ideal candidate will be proactive, organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Candidates considered must be able to work well both independently and within a team. Strong administrative, time management, and communication skills are required.
Responsibilities:
+ Providing support to attorneys and paralegals with extensive document management assistance, editing and proofreading documents, maintaining transactional spreadsheets, and assisting with closing logistics and binder assembly.
+ Coordinating and maintaining schedules and calendars, making travel arrangements, updating contracts, creating new business intake forms, saving and directing incoming and outgoing documents, overseeing document checklists, and organizing and maintaining files.
+ Tracking attorney expenses and ensuring time entries comply with firm and client guidelines, and assisting with new client business proposals as needed.
Benefits:
+ Medical, dental and vision coverage;
+ Life insurance, short and long-term disability;
+ 401(k) retirement savings plan with a firm contribution; and a generous paid time off program.
+ Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts,
+ Paid parental leave; family and medical leave; employee assistance program;
+ Pre-tax transportation benefit.
Schedule:
This full-time position is 5 days a week in the office, with an option to work a hybrid schedule of 4 days a week in the office after 1 year. May require overtime during peak periods or to meet deadlines. Time worked in excess of 40 hours per week will be paid at time and one-half of the hourly rate.
For immediate and confidential consideration, please submit resumes directly to Vice President of Permanent Placement, Anne-Laure McGrory at anne-laure [dot] mcgrory [at] roberthalf [dot] [com].
Requirements
Required Experience:
+ A high school diploma or equivalent is required, a college degree is a plus. Experience in a law firm or busy office is a plus.
+ Candidates should be comfortable working in a large professional environment, and have working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
+ Excellent technical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are essential to be successful in this position.
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/mobile-app) and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.
• 2025 Robert Half. Robert Half is not a law firm and does not provide legal representation. Robert Half project lawyers do not constitute a law firm among themselves. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to Robert Half’s Terms of Use (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/terms) .
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