Legal Assistant

Entertainment Partners Inc; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

TechSphere, based in Springfield, IL, is seeking a Legal Assistant to join a team that values strong legal writing and practical problem-solving. The position is temporary with a pay range of $55,000–$83,000 per year, offering growth, mentorship, and flexible hours to fit the Springfield lifestyle.

You will support the legal team by resolving customer concerns, mentoring colleagues, and driving improvements across processes.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• Patent Law fundamentals plus Change Management polish clients notice.
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame.
• Hands-on Risk Assessment experience that survives a whiteboard interview.
• Practical command of Privacy Law, with bonus points for Strategic Planning.
• 5 or more years steering general projects end to end.

Responsibilities

• Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
• Leave every general system a little better than you found it
• Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon
• Drive measurable improvements within your area of responsibility
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Proactivity

Patent law basics

Change management

Collaboration

Risk assessment

Privacy law

Strategic planning

Project management

Job description

The next Legal Assistant at TechSphere will inherit a general team that respects Legal Writing and is allergic to busywork. If you have 3 years in general, this temporary job offers $55,000 - $83,000 plus the room to lead and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
• Leave every general system a little better than you found it
• Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon
• Drive measurable improvements within your area of responsibility
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

What You'll Bring

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Patent Law fundamentals plus the Change Management polish clients notice
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Hands-on Risk Assessment experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• Practical command of Privacy Law, with bonus points for Strategic Planning
• 5 or more years steering general projects end to end

The underdog-spirited founders of TechSphere built it in Springfield to fix the exact general problems that drove them crazy elsewhere. Our Springfield team would rather over-communicate than leave a teammate guessing at midnight.

You join at $55,000 - $83,000, grow with a mentor, lean on benefits, and flex your hours so Springfield fits work instead of the reverse.

We are meeting Legal Assistant candidates now and moving qualified ones forward fast.

We're hiring, and your application could be the one we've been waiting for.