Administrative Professional

Legal Studies; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dominy Law Firm in Columbus, OH, a small criminal defense practice, seeks an administrative assistant. You will support attorneys with discovery review, client communication, calendar management, and filing motions.

Responsibilities include maintaining electronic files in Clio and Dropbox, billing clients, and entering transactions in QuickBooks, with opportunities for professional development in a collaborative, learning-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Candidates should pursue a degree or certificate in office administration, office specialist, administrative professional, legal secretary, or paralegal.
• Training provided; experience not required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and summarizing discovery materials, including law enforcement videos.
• Communicating with clients.
• Communicating with court staff and prosecutors’ offices.
• Calendaring appointments.
• Maintaining electronic files in Clio.
• Scanning documents and maintaining electronic files in Dropbox.
• Billing clients for legal services.
• Entering transactions in QuickBooks.
• Drafting and filing motions.
• Conducting factual research.
• Conducting light legal research.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Technology proficiency

Education

Degree or certificate in office administration/paralegal

Legal secretary training (preferred)

Tools

Clio

Dropbox

QuickBooks

Job description

The Dominy Law Firm is hiring an administrative assistant. The firm, located in northwest Columbus, is comprised of three attorneys and practices exclusively criminal defense.

Our mission is to represent clients in criminal cases with excellence: providing outstanding legal representation and fantastic customer service. We value meaningful work, a positive work environment, contribution to a team, continuing development, and a healthy life balance.

The administrative assistant should demonstrate positive character traits: proactive, hard-working, persistent, trustworthy, organized, and kind. The administrative assistant should also possess strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and technological ability. Candidates should possess or be working toward a degree or certificate in office administration, office specialist, administrative professional, legal secretary, or paralegal.

As the firm is small, the administrative assistant’s role in the firm will be wide-ranging. The administrative assistant’s duties will include:

• Reviewing and summarizing discovery materials, including law enforcement videos
• Communicating with clients
• Communicating with court staff and prosecutors’ offices
• Calendaring appointments
• Maintaining electronic files in Clio office management software
• Scanning documents and maintaining electronic files in DropBox
• Billing clients for legal services
• Entering transactions in QuickBooks
• Drafting and filing motions
• Conducting factual research
• Conducting light legal research

The position can begin as part-time or full-time. Training is provided, so experience is less important than positive traits. We emphasize continual learning, and responsibilities will increase with professional development. This is intended to be an opportunity for a long-term career.