Legal Office Assistant

AppleOne Employment Services; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in downtown Shreveptor, LA is seeking a detail-oriented Legal Office Assistant to support attorneys handling Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense matters. This on-site role requires experience with preparing legal documents, managing deadlines, coordinating calendars, and keeping case files organized in a fast-paced legal environment.

You will draft and proofread pleadings and letters, maintain confidential files, manage attorney calendars and court dates,

Qualifications

• Prepare and proofread legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, and case materials.
• Manage attorney calendars, court dates, filing deadlines, meetings, and case-related schedules.
• Maintain organized physical and electronic legal files with a high level of confidentiality.
• Provide professional administrative and legal support to attorneys and legal staff.
• 3 to 5 years of legal office, legal assistant, or related legal administrative experience.
• Experience supporting litigation matters, preferably Commercial Litigation or Insurance Defense.
• Strong knowledge of legal office procedures, document preparation, filing processes, and deadline management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, document management systems, calendars, email, and standard office technology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional phone and client service manner.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and dependability.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, proofread, and prepare legal correspondence, attorney letters, pleadings, court documents, and case-related materials.
• Organize, file, track, and maintain confidential legal documents, recordings, physical files, and electronic case files.
• Manage attorney calendars, appointments, meetings, filing deadlines, court dates, and case-related schedules.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, vendors, opposing counsel, attorneys, and internal legal staff.
• Assist with billing, invoice preparation, document management, legal research, and paralegal-level support as needed.
• Answer and direct incoming calls while providing general administrative support to attorneys and legal personnel.

Skills

Legal office experience

Calendar management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Document management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

A well-established legal office in downtown Shreveptor, LA is seeking a professional and detail-oriented Legal Office Assistant to support attorneys handling Commercial Litigation and Insurance Defense matters. This on-site role is a strong fit for someone with prior legal office experience who enjoys preparing legal documents, managing deadlines, coordinating calendars, and keeping case files organized in a fast-paced legal environment. This opportunity offers long-term potential, a structured professional setting, and a positive team-focused culture. The office values accuracy, confidentiality, dependable support, strong client service, and collaboration. Candidates who enjoy working with supportive leadership, contributing to a stable legal team, and taking ownership of important administrative and legal support tasks will be well suited for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, proofread, and prepare legal correspondence, attorney letters, pleadings, court documents, and case-related materials.
• Organize, file, track, and maintain confidential legal documents, recordings, physical files, and electronic case files.
• Manage attorney calendars, appointments, meetings, filing deadlines, court dates, and case-related schedules.
• Communicate professionally with clients, courts, vendors, opposing counsel, attorneys, and internal legal staff.
• Assist with billing, invoice preparation, document management, legal research, and paralegal-level support as needed.
• Answer and direct incoming calls while providing general administrative support to attorneys and legal personnel.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $15 to $19 per hour.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Location: Downtown Shreveptor, LA.
• Work arrangement: On-site.
• Benefits: None specified.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Prepare and proofread legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, and case materials.
• Manage attorney calendars, court dates, filing deadlines, meetings, and case-related schedules.
• Maintain organized physical and electronic legal files with a high level of confidentiality.
• Provide professional administrative and legal support to attorneys and legal staff.
• 3 to 5 years of legal office, legal assistant, legal secretary, or related legal administrative experience.
• Experience supporting litigation matters, preferably Commercial Litigation or Insurance Defense.
• Strong knowledge of legal office procedures, document preparation, filing processes, and deadline management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, document management systems, calendars, email, and standard office technology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional phone and client service manner.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and dependability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting attorneys in Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, civil litigation, or a related practice area.
• Familiarity with court filings, pleadings, discovery documents, billing support, and legal case file management.
• Paralegal-level support experience or legal assistant training is helpful.
• Experience working in a downtown professional legal office or law firm environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.