Legal Practice Assistant - Wills, Estates & M&A Support

Considine Search; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Bonus eligible

Generous benefits & PTO

Job summary

Considine Search is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant in Jackson, MS to support attorneys across Wills & Estates, Corporate, and M&A teams. You will manage calendars, filings, and document workflows while ensuring confidentiality and accuracy.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in law firm support, strong proofreading, and excellent communication. Ability to handle data rooms, NDAs, and transactional documents is essential. Hybrid work may apply with standard hours.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of law firm legal support experience.
• Experience with Wills & Estates, Corporate, and M&A teams preferred.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks under time constraints.
• Excellent proofreading and communication skills.
• Experience with document management systems and data rooms.

Responsibilities

• Administrative support for the legal team: scheduling, filing, travel arrangements, and calendar upkeep.
• Case and matter coordination: track deadlines, manage matter workflows, data rooms, and repositories.
• Drafting and document preparation: memos, agreements, NDAs, LOIs, purchase agreements.
• Billing and time entry support, expense tracking, and vendor communications.
• Compliance and regulatory tasks and research support for lawyers.
• Data and knowledge management: maintain electronic and physical files; version control.
• Special projects and process improvements; assist with templates and playbooks.

Skills

Legal support

Proofreading

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

Big Hand

NetDocuments

Adobe Acrobat

Aderant

iTimeKeep

Job description

Considine Search is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant in Jackson, MS to support attorneys across Wills & Estates, Corporate, and M&A teams. You will manage calendars, filings, and document workflows while ensuring confidentiality and accuracy.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in law firm support, strong proofreading, and excellent communication. Ability to handle data rooms, NDAs, and transactional documents is essential. Hybrid work may apply with standard hours.