Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant
Job ID: 40315
Location: Missoula, Montana
Category: Professional - Office/Career
Employment Type: Contract
A tight-knit and fast-paced Missoula law firm is hiring a full-time Legal Assistant to join their team! The firm is focused on civil litigation, plaintiff’s work, criminal defense, as well as transactional work and business representation.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Speaking on the phone or in person with new clients
- Investigating facts, reviewing and preparing civil discovery requests and responses
- Drafting legal documents and motions/pleadings for attorney review
- Preparing and filing documents with courts
- Organizing and archiving the documents related to completed and ongoing cases
- Calendaring and managing attorney’s schedules and deadlines
- Starting wage: $18 – $25 / hour DOE
- Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Paid holidays, Medical benefits and PTO
- Positive company culture
- Long-term opportunity with great benefits and competitive wage
- Experience in a law office preferred, but not required
- Excellent administrative skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
