Legal Assistant / paralegal

TANNER PITTMAN, LLC; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanner Pittman, LLC is seeking a legal assistant to support our growing practice, with a clear path to become a paralegal within a year. The focus will be on estate planning, with compensation aligned to the market and responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will ensure efficient office operations, manage client communications, and handle case and calendar management under attorney supervision. Advancement opportunities include office manager or paralegal roles as the firm expands.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a professional setting.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and work in a team.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency with office software and a willingness to learn firm-specific systems.
• A calm, professional demeanor and an ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to lawyer.
• Ensure orderly functioning of a busy law office.
• Serve as receptionist and first point of contact for clients.
• Make outbound calls to clients and other parties.
• Manage physical and digital files.
• Assist with office administration.
• Support attorney and paralegal with case and calendar management.
• Foster positive relationships with clients and colleagues.

Skills

Time management

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Discretion

Office software proficiency

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking a legal assistant to help us grow. We are focusing on applicants with bachelors' degrees, hoping to grow this position into that of a qualified paralegal within a year, focusing on estate planning, with compensation to match.

The ideal candidate will ensure efficient running of the office and effective case management by providing client and office-management services under the supervision of an attorney. This individual will communicate frequently with clients and will manage office processes, keep orderly files, respond to phone calls, and do everything necessary in order to ensure a smoothly running law office.

We anticipate opportunities for advancement to position of office manager or paralegal as our firm continues to grow.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to lawyer
• Ensure orderly functioning of a busy law office
• Serve as receptionist and first point of contact for clients
• Make outbound calls to clients and other parties
• Manage physical and digital files
• Assist with office administration
• Support attorney and paralegal with case and calendar management
• Foster positive relationships with clients and colleagues

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a professional setting
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage time and work in a team
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency with office software and a willingness to learn firm-specific systems
• A calm, professional demeanor and an ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion

The selected candidate would begin work in October. Our office seeks to uphold professionalism and a high degree of ethics, while serving clients diligently. We strive to maintain work-life balance, and we want to do everything we can to basically be a really, really good place to work.