Legal Assistant Position Available In Watauga, North Carolina

Legal Assistant Moffatt & Moffatt, PLLC 833 State Farm Road, Boone, NC 28607 Legal Assistant Job Posting Job description About our Firm We are a civil law firm that focuses our practice on residential and commercial real estate, civil litigation, and corporate/business law in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, providing representation to a wide variety of industries. About the Position The ideal candidate is professional and ambitious with strong communication skills. You’ll work closely with one or more attorneys to prepare for transactional and litigation matters. Your responsibilities will require focus, finesse, and strong follow through.

Starting pay:

$18 per hour. Based upon experience and qualifications.

Following a probationary period:

We provide ten (10) days of paid time off per calendar year. Paid time off is prorated during the first year of employment. Paid time off does not accrue therefore it must be used in the calendar year in which it accrues. Paid time off is based upon an accrual basis during your first year of employment. In other words, during your first 12 months of employment, in order to determine the amount of paid time off you have available: (i) divide your number of calendar days employed by 365; and (ii) multiply your result by your annual paid time off entitlement. We provide nine (9) days of paid holidays per calendar year after the initial 90 days of employment. These holidays include, one (1) day for New Year’s, one (1) day for Memorial Day, one (1) day for Independence Day, one (1) day for Labor Day, two (2) days for Thanksgiving, and, three (3) days for Christmas. Specific dates may vary depending on what day the applicable holidays fall on. We provide a group health insurance plan and we will pay 50% of your premium in our group health insurance plan. Dependents can be added to your plan at your own expense. If you are not a Notary Public, we will pay your cost of becoming a Notary Public. We offer a 401k with matching after initial 90 days of employment. We will contribute a matching contribution to each eligible employee’s 401k equal to the employee’s salary reduction contributions up to a limit of 3.00% of the employee’s compensation for the calendar year. We will provide on the job training specific to our client’s needs. Raises and bonuses are handled on a case by case basis each year. It is anticipated that this will be a Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week position. You can select your daily hours between: (i) 8-5 with one (1) hour for lunch; or (ii) 8:30-5 with half an hour for lunch.

Desired Skills and Anticipated Responsibilities :

Be comfortable answering phones and relaying information. Very detail oriented ( this item cannot be overstated ) Teamwork Excellent Communicator Scheduling/Calendaring Comfortable Multi-Tasking Assembling mailings and scanning documents We are looking for a long-term employee, so preference will be given to those candidates who intend on staying in the Boone area.

Desired Experience Microsoft Office Adobe Microsoft Outlook Notary Public Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Schedule:

Monday to

Friday Work Location:

In person