Legal Assistant - Governmental Affairs

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. in Columbia, SC is seeking an onsite, full-time Legal Assistant in the Governmental Affairs department to support transactional and governmental matters.

The role emphasizes document management, deadlines, and professional client communication. You will prepare and organize correspondence, assist with filings and research, coordinate meetings with clients and public officials, and maintain matter files while protecting confidentiality in a collaborative law firm

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal assistant or in a comparable professional support role.
• Experience supporting transactions, contracts, real estate, or corporate matters preferred.
• Strong proofreading, organization, and document management skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, anticipate next steps, and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Clear, professional communication and a collaborative approach to working with attorneys and clients.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, format, proofread, and organize correspondence, agreements, presentations, and other documents.
• Assist with transaction matters by maintaining checklists, tracking deadlines and deliverables, coordinating signatures, and assembling closing materials.
• Coordinate meetings and calls with clients, attorneys, public officials, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain matter files, calendars, contact lists, and document records.
• Assist attorneys with research, filings, and materials related to legislative, regulatory, and governmental matters.
• Communicate professionally with clients and outside parties, follow up on outstanding items, and help ensure matters stay on schedule.
• Enter attorney time, prepare expense reports, and provide other administrative support as needed.

Skills

Proofreading

Organization

Document management

Microsoft Office

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Open Positions

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. with more than 125 attorneys, we encompass a broad spectrum of transactional and litigation practice areas for large corporations, small businesses, and governmental entities

We currently have an opening in the Columbia, SC office for an onsite, fulltime Legal Assistant in the Governmental Affairs department to join our practice.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, format, proofread, and organize correspondence, agreements, presentations, and other documents.
• Assist with transaction matters by maintaining checklists, tracking deadlines and deliverables, coordinating signatures, and assembling closing materials.
• Coordinate meetings and calls with clients, attorneys, public officials, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain matter files, calendars, contact lists, and document records.
• Assist attorneys with research, filings, and materials related to legislative, regulatory, and governmental matters.
• Communicate professionally with clients and outside parties, follow up on outstanding items, and help ensure matters stay on schedule.
• Enter attorney time, prepare expense reports, and provide other administrative support as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal assistant or in a comparable professional support role.
• Experience supporting transactions, contracts, real estate, or corporate matters preferred.
• Strong proofreading, organization, and document management skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, anticipate next steps, and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Clear, professional communication and a collaborative approach to working with attorneys and clients.
• We offer a competitive salary and benefits package in a professional, progressive work environment.