Legal Assistant

Crisp Recruit•Shelby Township, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Legal Assistant at BBA Law exists to support the firm's expanding Family Law practice. As a key operational partner within the practice, this role is crucial for maintaining high levels of client service, responsiveness, and operational efficiency. The Legal Assistant will help manage client communications, streamline administrative processes, and ensure matters remain organized and on track. By providing proactive support, strong follow-through, and effective case coordination, this role enables attorneys to focus on high-value legal work while delivering exceptional outcomes for clients.

Requirements

2–3+ years of legal assistant or legal support experience preferred.
Family law experience is strongly preferred; however, candidates from other civil litigation backgrounds with strong procedural and case management experience are encouraged to apply.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally and confidently with clients, courts, opposing counsel, and other stakeholders on a daily basis.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records, meet deadlines, and prevent scheduling or communication breakdowns.
Resourceful and self-directed, capable of making sound operational decisions, solving routine challenges, and keeping work moving forward with minimal supervision.
Comfortable in a direct and fast-paced environment, with the professionalism, judgment, and interpersonal awareness to adapt communication styles appropriately for different audiences and situations.
Thrives in an in-office role where collaboration and direct engagement with colleagues are integral to success.

Responsibilities

Manage high-volume email communications by prioritizing urgent matters, tracking deadlines, coordinating follow-up, and ensuring important messages are addressed promptly and nothing falls through the cracks.
Serve as a key point of contact for clients, opposing parties, and other stakeholders by providing timely updates, answering inquiries, and fostering a professional and responsive experience.
Support family law matters through client communication, case coordination, deadline tracking, document preparation, and administrative case management.
Facilitate court-related tasks, including preparing proofs of service, coordinating subpoenas, and managing procedural requirements to help ensure matters remain organized and compliant.
Assist with drafting legal documents, preparing forms, conducting legal support work, and maintaining accurate documentation to support case progression.
Maintain up-to-date case status, monitor deadlines, coordinate next steps, and proactively follow up on pending matters to keep cases progressing smoothly.
Help keep cases, communications, and priorities on track by proactively following up on outstanding items, reminding stakeholders of pending actions, and ensuring important deadlines and commitments are not overlooked.