Legal Assistant

Seeking a Legal Assistant/Intake Assistant. Biggest thing for us is culture fit. Here's a link to the Join Our Team page on our website that shares what's unique about us. Check it out.

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//lawvex.com/careers Lawvex is a five-attorney, tech-forward law firm with offices in the cities of Clovis and Madera, in sunny central California. We have also recently expanded at the coast and opened an office in Solvang, California. We are a business, real estate, and trust and estates firm that is on track for aggressive growth and we need a rockstar Legal Assistant to join our amazing team and work directly with attorneys and staff to help our clients with their legal needs. Since 2009, Lawvex has been on a mission to take the frustration out of law for our clients, staff and attorneys. Our vision is to become a regional firm with offices throughout central California. We want to be known for our early (2009) adoption of cloud-based technology and for using that to create a new standard in quality of life for staff and attorneys and an amazing legal experience for clients. New Standard in Quality of life means: you work in office with our team working hybrid or remotely; we provide you with a cutting edge suite of software to do your job and communicate internally and externally; we provide you with competitive compensation, benefits and opportunity for bonus compensation for those who can demonstrate their profitability; we provide clear key performance indicators and regular performance reviews so you know if you're winning and why; and we provide team connection opportunities through weekly video meetings, and periodic live events that you are welcome to attend.

Amazing Legal Experience means:

we help business owners and families plan for, transfer and inherit their business and real estate so that they have peace of mind; we build amazing relationships with our clients by living out our values: Speed, Efficiency, Value, Education, Compassion, and Transparency; and we solicit and receive outstanding feedback and reviews from our clients for doing a great job. We love to help people learn and grow. But we don't have the time for that right now. We need a legal assistant who can hit the ground running but also embrace our values. The ideal candidate will be able to take initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal hand holding. We have multiple members on our team who are not assigned to a particular attorney but instead work within one or two niche practice areas such as probate, estate planning, litigation, trust administration, and business. This facilitates deep expertise which results in systems and processes to make work easier, more efficient and reduce errors. What our legal assistants/intake assistants do: Phone and in person reception at our office in Solvang. Schedules client meetings / calls on existing cases. Schedules our Intake Specialists for new cases. Notarizes (we will pay for notary test and certification) Receives incoming correspondence and court documents, sorts, scans and uploads to proper file. Prepares and sends hard copy correspondence, certified mail, overnight mail. Must be well spoken, professional image, sales experience a plus, sales skills required If the statements below appeal to you, then you may be our next legal assistant! You are an awesome juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly. You smile when you answer the phone. You are polite, well spoken, and calm. You work hard at the task on hand until it is completed. You take pride in your work and showing up for your team everyday. This is a full time position schedule to be 32 hours per week. During the first 30 days of employment there will be a base pay, with an evaluation and the opportunity for increase after that based on how well you perform. There is an opportunity for bonus compensation for those who demonstrate profitability. Please prepare a cover letter with no more than TWO paragraphs and a closing sentence. In the first paragraph explain what you believe are the 3 most important qualities needed in someone who works with clients and why you believe they are the most important qualities. In the second paragraph, explain why you applied to this particular ad. As a closing sentence please write, "I have read the instructions contained in the job posting and have followed the instructions." Do not send your resume through this website. Email your resume and cover letter in the PDF format to danielle@lawvex.com. The subject line of the email should be your last name (in all caps), followed by the position you are applying for in lowercase, followed by one word that you would use to describe yourself in all caps.

[For example:

SMITH legal assistant AWESOME] We look forward to reviewing your resume.

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Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$25.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

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

Education:

High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

Microsoft Office:

1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person