Legal Assistant

Freeman, Mathis & Gary Law; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Generous PTO policy

1.5% Profit Sharing contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP is seeking an experienced legal assistant to join our Columbus, OH office. The role focuses on drafting and reviewing legal correspondence, maintaining client files, and calendar management within a fast-paced, team-centered environment.

Qualifications include 2+ years of litigation secretarial experience, strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to pass a background and drug screen.

Qualifications

• 2+ years litigation secretarial experience.
• Positive attitude and ability to communicate effectively with attorneys, staff and clients.
• Must pass background and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review legal correspondence with thorough proofreading for grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting.
• Prepare and collect conflict of interest checks, open new files and maintain client files.
• Maintain attorneys’ calendars with dates of importance.
• Familiar with state and federal court filings, including electronic submissions.
• Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Tools

State & Federal court filings

Job description

Columbus
65 E State St
Suite 2550
Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Columbus
65 E State St
Suite 2550
Columbus, OH 43215, USA

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP is a nationally recognized Am Law 200 law firm with over 500 attorneys servicing clients in 40 offices and 22 states seeking an experienced legal assistant to join our Columbus office. We are eagerly seeking candidates who foster a teamwork mentality, have excellent communication skills, are problem-solvers, and are willing to take ownership of their job. Flexibility and excellent organization skills are key in our fast-paced environment.

The following set of success factors describe the characteristics of those who are successful in our Firm:

Unpretentious,Approachable,Respectful,TeamOriented

Organized,Timely,Confidential,Responsive(within24hours)

• Draftandreviewlegalcorrespondenceincludingthoroughlyproofreadingforerrorsingrammar,spelling,punctuation,andformatting.
• Prepares and collect conflict of interest checks, open new files and maintain client files.
• Maintainsattorneys’calendarswithdatesofimportance.
• FamiliarwithStateandFederalcourtfilings,includingsubmissionofelectronicfilings.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision.

Qualifications:

• Positive attitude and ability to effectively communicate with attorneys, staff, and clients.
• 2+yearslitigationsecretarialexperience.
• Mustsuccessfullypassabackgroundanddrugscreen.

What we offer you:

• Work-lifebalance
• GenerousPTOpolicy
• 1.5%ProfitSharingcontribution
• EmployeeAssistanceProgram

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP (FMG) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by maintaining a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status as provided by law. FMG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This position is subject to our drug‑free workplace policy, which includes the ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen. Employees may be subject to reasonable‑suspicion drug testing in accordance with Firm policies outlined in the Employee Handbook.

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