Legal Secretary

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

403B match

Parental leave

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Job summary

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is seeking a full-time, permanent Legal Secretary to support operations with experience in Nevada and Federal courts. Proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook, plus excellent organizational and communication skills, is essential for success in a busy legal office.

The position offers on-site work, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth within a mission-driven organization helping clients in need.

Qualifications

• Experience with Nevada and Federal courts.
• Proficient with Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage court and office calendaring.
• Filing and general office protocols.
• Provide customer service to clients with patience and understanding of their legal issue.
• Maintain accurate records and correspondence.

Skills

Legal terminology

Court procedures

Court calendaring

Filing & office protocols

Bilingual English-Spanish

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is recruiting for a full-time, permanent Legal Secretary. Qualified candidates must have experience with Nevada and Federal courts, legal terminology and procedures. Candidates must be proficient with court and office calendaring, filing and general office protocols. Prefer candidate with Legal secretary experience who is bi-lingual (English-Spanish) but not required. Candidate must have excellent organizational, communication and computer skills and have expertise with Word, Excel and Outlook software programs. Salary depends upon experience.

• An empathetic communicator with a positive attitude
• Enjoys providing customer service to someone who might need extra patience understanding their legal issue
• Enjoys being a part of a great team of caring individuals
• Loves challenges, dislikes being bored, and believes drama and gossip belong at the movies or at brunch, not at work.

Salary and Benefits

Salary is dependent upon experience with annual increases available. Our excellent benefits start on date of hire and include:

• 100% employer paid health insurance for an employee, spouse/domestic partner, and dependents up to 26 years old,
• 403B match dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of an employee’s salary after 12 months of employment,
• 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months of employment,
• Generous paid time off policy, and
• Flex work options.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada conducts a background review on employees.

Please visit www.lacsn.org for more information about our organization and select careers for current opportunities. Follow us on Twitter.com/LegalAidSNV, Facebook and YouTube.

NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE

Please send cover letter, resume and a brief writing sample to:

Human Resources Department
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
E-mail: [e-mail]

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada is an ADA/Equal Opportunity Employer.