Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant Position

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON POSITION IN SACRAMENTO, CA.  

United Citizen Law is seeking a motivated and exceptionally bright Legal Assistant to support its attorneys. Bring your enthusiasm and positivity to this exciting, growing firm.

As a Legal Assistant, you will be a key member of our team, helping support our attorneys, assisting with preparation of legal documents and more. Responsibilities include preparing legal documents for attorney’s review, assisting with legal filing, ensuring that all dates and deadlines are properly calendared, word processing, performing general office tasks, and coordinating other legal and administrative matters.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work efficiently and independently, manage high volumes of tasks and projects with little guidance, react with appropriate urgency to situations and events that require a quick response or turnaround, think creatively, and be proactive in solving problems. The candidate will also be detail-oriented, have great organizational skills, and be able to easily switch gears. A high level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information, as well as the ability to work well with people, is essential.

Basic Qualifications

·       Minimum 3.7 GPA

.       Bachelor’s Degree is required

·       Prior experience is preferred, but not required

·       Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

·       Strong written and oral communication skills are a must, as is the desire and aptitude for learning new concepts, programs, and software on the job

·       Strong attention to detail and organizational skills