Legal Intake & Compliance 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

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.