Legal Assistant for Criminal & Traffic Law (Leesburg VA)
Simms Showers LLP is an AV rated growing 15-attorney law firm with offices in Leesburg VA Winchester VA and Baltimore MD. We serve a wide variety of clients including numerous Christian ministries churches businesses and individuals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and nationwide. Our firms mission to integrate our faith into the practice of law and serve our clients with excellence.
Simms Showers LLP is currently seeking a well-qualified applicant for a Legal Assistant for our Criminal & Traffic Law Practice Area. This position involves being the first point of contact for clients and providing legal and administrative support to our criminal and traffic law attorneys with 60 active cases a week.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate is a logical and organized individual who is a skilled multitasker. This person excels and is comfortable in a fast-paced high energy environment handles external stress well (situational and relational) maintains a courteous and professional demeanor under pressure and values teamwork communication and collaboration to achieve shared goals. The ideal candidate should be very well organized and able to keep track of multiple different cases at once as well as keep track of payments from clients. Excellent writing and editing skills are required.
Required Skills:
- Administrative office experience
- Experience with Microsoft office products (Outlook Word Excel Teams)
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Able to work collaboratively in a team environment
Preferred Skills (but not necessary):
- Spanish proficiency or fluency
Pay is negotiable and based on qualifications and experience. This position is a full time position with benefits included.
To apply send your cover letter and resume to our Assistant HR Manager Kevin Connor at
Simms Showers LLP is a partnership firm between principal attorneys J. Stephen Simms in Baltimore MD and H. Robert Showers in Leesburg VA. Together Simms Showers LLP represents clients over a wide variety of areas including criminal defense church and nonprofit law personal injury and civil litigation employment law marriage defense and family law estate planning and more.