Legal Assistant

Location

Waco, TX | United States

Job description

Full Time Legal Assistant Needed

Rainey & Rainey, Attorneys at Law

Do you want to make a meaningful difference in someone’s life every day? We are a central Texas law firm specializing in elder law, estate planning and special needs planning, seeking full-time legal assistant to join our Waco team. 

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Support attorneys and help our clients through the preparation of legal documents, correspondence, and government benefit applications.
• Manage attorneys’ calendars, including scheduling client and professional appointments.
• Work with court staff, government agencies, bank officers and other attorneys to help our clients. You must have excellent grammar and writing skills and make a professional appearance through your dress and demeanor. 
• Other tasks as assigned, to assist the office and its clients. 

Our perfect candidate is:

• Friendly & compassionate- easy for our clients to connect with. 
• A team player- is capable of working for multiple attorneys, assisting other legal assistants when needed, and helping where needed.
• A strong communicator- has excellent grammar and writing skills, and the ability to confidently communicate with clients and professional contacts in person, writing and on the phone. 
• Detail oriented- organizational skills and attention to detail are very important.
• Professional- understands importance of work and deadlines. Presents in a professional way, and limits office distraction. We love social people, but social media needs to be limited to lunch time and after hours.
• Prior legal assistant or probate and guardianship experience preferred but not required. Administrative experience a plus. High School Diploma is required. Training will be provided.

Salary will be offered according to experience, education and training.

Health insurance assistance is available after 60 days. Paid time off is available. 401k is available after the first year of employment.

Submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you think you would be a good fit for this position.

We are a Central Texas Elder Law, Estate Planning and Special Needs law firm focusing exclusively on nursing home Medicaid, asset protection, special needs planning, probate, guardianship, personal injury and estate planning matters for our clients. We have offices in Waco and Georgetown and serve all of Central Texas. We devote ourselves to being the trusted legal partners our clients and their family deserve throughout their case.

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$38k - $55k