Legal Assistant - Nonprofit Law Firm
About The Position
The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant. This is an in-person position based in our downtown Cincinnati, Ohio office. Legal Aid is Southwest Ohio’s largest non-profit law firm. Our mission is to reduce poverty and ensure family stability through effective legal assistance. Our attorneys represent individual clients in preventing evictions and foreclosures, addressing domestic violence and divorce, fixing unsafe and unhealthy living conditions, obtaining Medicaid and other health and income benefits, overcoming barriers to employment or resolving school problems. We also support an affiliated Pro Bono legal program, the Volunteer Lawyers Project.
Requirements
- Three or more years of relevant secretarial, paralegal, administrative assistant, or office management experience.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel).
- Aptitude for utilizing technology.
- Organized, accurate, attentive to detail, and positive attitude towards learning.
- Demonstrated ability to type accurately at 60+ wpm.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and taking assignments from multiple advocates.
Nice To Haves
- Family law experience.
- Comfort with Adobe Acrobat.
- Experience with formatting and electronic filing of legal documents.
Responsibilities
- Support the work of attorneys and paralegal advocates to efficiently serve clients and manage administrative projects.
- Draft legal documents and letters from existing approved templates.
- Format and electronically file legal documents.
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- employer-funded pension contribution
- 401K
- generous PTO
- paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
