Legal Assistant

Virginia State Bar; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Virginia State Bar is seeking an efficient and self-motivated legal assistant to receive, evaluate, and process complaints against lawyers. The role collaborates with intake attorneys to collect data from the public, lawyers, judges, and court officials, and to enter it into a database.

The assistant will assess whether a complaint is new, an update, or a previous matter and handle related duties with confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in an administrative position.
• Detail-oriented, dependable, flexible, able to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Computer-savvy with databases and online research tools; comfortable using AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Receive, evaluate, and process complaints against lawyers.
• Collaborate with intake attorneys and enter complaint data into a database.
• Determine if a complaint is new, requires immediate attention, or updates an existing filing.
• Issue and process subpoena responses for the Discipline Department; mail correspondence.
• Maintain computer files and conduct limited research; perform special projects and other duties.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Learning ability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Databases

Online research tools

Generative AI

Job description

Title: Legal Assistant

Hiring Range: $48,000-$51,000

Agency: Virginia State Bar

Agency Website:www.vsb.org

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia State Bar is searching for an efficient and self-motivated legal assistant to receive, evaluate, and process complaints against lawyers. In collaboration with intake attorneys, this position will receive complaint data from the public, lawyers, judges, and other court officials; analyze pertinent data from complaint submissions; and enter complaint data into a database. The assistant must discern whether the complaint is new and requires immediate attention based on the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct, an update to an existing complaint, or a review of a previous determination. In addition, the assistant will issue and process subpoena responses for the Discipline Department; process and mail correspondence; maintain computer files; conduct limited research; and perform special projects and other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in an administrative position, preferably in a legal environment. In addition, we are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, dependable, flexible, able to give information while exercising good judgment and confidentiality, and comfortable working under pressure with tight deadlines. He/she will demonstrate excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills; the ability to communicate effectively with others both verbally and in writing; and the ability to learn quickly and apply rules applicable to lawyer misconduct. In addition, the assistant must be computer-savvy, highly proficient with databases and online research tools, and comfortable leveraging generative AI and emerging technologies to enhance work quality, efficiency and innovation. Selected candidate must pass a criminal background check.

Contact Information

Name: VSB HR office

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

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