Legal Support Assistant

Ballard Spahr LLP • Baltimore, MD

21d • $50,000 - $55,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 18 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth. We’re offering an entry-level position for a Legal Support Assistant in our Baltimore office. This is a fantastic opportunity to jumpstart your career in the legal field while providing support to our Legal Administrative Assistants (LAAs). In this role, you'll engage in various tasks, including accounting and billing, document production, and client services, all while gaining a solid understanding of our firm's operations. You’ll collaborate with a dedicated team of LAAs, helping to manage workload and support our timekeepers. Following completion of training, this position offers a hybrid schedule of four days a week in a dynamic office environment. Join us and be part of a team that values growth and collaboration!

Requirements

• Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required, college is a plus and prior law firm or professional services experience is preferred.
• Excellent technical, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills are essential to be successful in this position.
• Candidates should be comfortable working in a large professional environment, and have working knowledge of the firm’s computer applications, document management system, and Microsoft Office, particularly with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Candidates considered will be self-starters; able to work well both independently and within the Legal Support team, demonstrate flexibility in responding to daily workflow demands, and maintain the confidentiality of client and firm matters. Candidates must also maintain a high-quality work product in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• college is a plus and prior law firm or professional services experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• preparing, formatting, and editing correspondence and documents
• assisting with preparing closing binders
• running reports
• filing documents manually and electronically
• entering time and preparing and submitting expense reports

Benefits

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm’s executive leadership.
• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.
• Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.
• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.
• Ballard Spahr offers an excellent benefits package. A summary of available benefits can be found here in the Careers section of the Firm’s website.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees