Job Title: Legal Assistant
Reporting Relationship: Reports to Principal Attorney
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
Shift/Schedule: Day Shift, Mon-Fri from 8:30am-4:30pm EST
Job Details
Mourad Law is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Assistant to join our team in Dearborn, Michigan. Our commitment is to provide compassionate, high-quality professional legal services. We are dedicated to zealously representing all clients in the practice areas of Criminal, Immigration, and Family Law. The Legal Assistant will contribute to our team-oriented goal of providing excellence in professional legal services and achieving client satisfaction.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Answering all incoming phone calls to the office and performing client intakes
- Provide general administrative assistance, such as supporting the attorneys with daily tasks, maintaining calendars, prevent scheduling conflicts, and making travel arrangements
- Manage and organize documents in paper and electronic filing systems
- Leverage Microsoft Office (Teams, OneDrive, Word, etc.) to drive business-related functions
- Communicate with clients and court staff to schedule meetings, interviews, court hearings
- Maintain details and task assignments using MyCase
- Draft and proofread correspondence and legal documents, such as motions and orders
- Store, distribute, and manage files in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Maintaining a clean workspace
- Draft, review, and prepare documents for hearings, trials, and meetings
- Ensure completion of client-related paperwork (intake forms, agreements, etc.)
- Participate in staff meetings and performance improvement activities
- Ability to work in a cooperative manner with others
- Driving to different court houses and/or post offices to file documents
- Performs all secretarial duties as requested and additional duties as assigned
Competencies (Complexity of Work)
- Flexible, reliable, team-oriented, and self-motivated
- Must be able to work in a high paced environment
- Professional behavior/appearance required and ability to strive for excellent client service
- Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
- Ability to work within a team setting in accordance with our overall mission and goal
- Must demonstrate consistent professional conduct and meticulous attention to detail
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
- Critical thinking skills and a positive attitude essential
Work Experience
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
- 1-3 years of experience as an administrative assistant (preferably in a law firm or in a corporate legal department), legal assistant, or legal secretary
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, and process-driven
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and professional demeanor
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams
- Ability to work independently, manage large workloads, and keep deadlines
- Fluency in English and Arabic (written and verbal) is required to effectively communicate with and support our diverse patient population
Physical/Sensory Requirements
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Requires ability to sit for periods of time.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- Sedentary work - Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally, and other sedentary criteria are met.
The policy of Mourad Law is to provide equal opportunity to all our employees and applicants. Decisions concerning employment, transfers, and promotions are made upon the basis of the best-qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with Mourad Law and its Partners. Mourad Law is an equal employment employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunities for advancement
- Professional development assistance
Work Location: In person
