Legal Assistant

Torridon Law PLLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Torridon Law PLLC is seeking a Legal Assistant to support Partner-level attorneys in busy, multi-attorney workflows. You will manage calendars, schedule meetings, arrange travel, and handle front-desk duties with professionalism.

Responsibilities include document preparation, e-filing, research coordination, and cross-team collaboration to ensure efficient operations. On-site at 801 17th Street NW, Washington, with ad hoc telework as permitted by firm policy.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree or legal certificate preferred.
• Post-secondary legal assistant certificates and legal terminology knowledge are optional.
• 2–5+ years of administrative or legal support experience; multi-attorney support.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate attorney scheduling, meetings, and calendar conflicts.
• Arrange travel logistics including transportation, lodging, and itineraries.
• Greet clients as front desk receptionist and manage calls professionally.
• Process conflict checks, expense reports, and time entries.
• Prepare and format legal documents, correspondence, and presentations.
• Coordinate with Accounting, General Services, and Reprographics for seamless support.
• Maintain paper and electronic files per firm policy.
• Anticipate needs to support client service excellence.

Skills

Communication

Discretion

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Proofreading

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or legal certificate (preferred)

Legal terminology knowledge (optional)

Tools

ActionStep

Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Teams)

SharePoint

e-filing systems (state/federal)

Outlook calendar tools

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

As a Legal Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day management of Partner level attorney workflows. You will serve as a trusted administrative resource, assisting with document preparation, client communications, and coordination of legal support tasks that keep our legal teams operating at the highest level. In this role, you will:

• Manage attorney scheduling, including coordinating meetings, appointments, and calendar conflicts
• Arrange travel logistics for attorneys, including transportation, lodging, and itineraries
• Serve as front desk receptionist, greeting clients and visitors and managing incoming calls professionally Handle administrative tasks such as processing conflict checks, submitting expense reports, managing attorney time entries, scheduling meetings, travel, and maintaining calendars.
• Conduct research, coordinate conference calls, and support document filing through the Firm’s systems.
• Prepare, format, revise, and finalize a variety of legal documents, correspondence, spreadsheets, table of authority and presentations using Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word and document management tools (including table of contents and table of authority).
• Foster strong working relationships across teams, collaborating with departments like Accounting, General Services, and Reprographics to ensure seamless support.
• Maintain paper and electronic files in compliance with firm policies, ensuring information is accurate and accessible.
• Anticipate attorney and team needs, proactively offering support to help achieve client service excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION:

• High school diploma or GED as a minimum educational requirement, though prefer candidates with a 2-year associate degree or a targeted certificate in legal or paralegal studies
• Certificate Programs (optional): Post-secondary legal assistant or legal secretary certificates, legal terminology, document preparation, and office software.

2. EXPERIENCE:

• 2-5+ years of administrative or legal support experience
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys or a busy office environment

3. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Proficiency in legal practice management software (e.g., ActionStep)
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 Office Suite (Microsoft Excel/Word/TEAMS), e-discovery, SharePoint, Zoom and Adobe Acrobat
• Familiarity with e-filing systems (state and federal court platforms) and Best Authority a plus
• Calendar and travel management tools (Outlook, scheduling/booking platforms)
• Basic legal research skills; familiarity with PACER, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Law360 and DocketBird a plus
• Proficient in Proofreading

4. CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Discretion and confidentiality
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Multitasking and prioritization

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Location: The selectee will be required to report on-site at 801 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC

Telework: Available - Ad Hoc telework (situational telework) as determined by the firm’s policy.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Torridon Law is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes decisions on the basis of merit. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex or gender, pregnancy, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, membership in state or federal military forces or military reserves, ancestry, age, disability, or any other protected class.