Legal Assistant

Portland, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 26 - 36

Posted on: 6 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Legal Assistant School Law and Municipal Law Groups

Portland Maine

Drummond Woodsum is seeking a full-time legal assistant in our Portland Maine office. This position entails carrying out administrative services providing support to legal professionals by preparing various documents including correspondence legal forms and other documents support to enhance attorney/timekeeper effectiveness with a focus on special education public finance and general municipal law.

Responsibilities will include:

Complete administrative duties such as making copies answering and directing phone calls and greeting clients
Proficiency with processing edits and red-lining in Word and conversions and manipulations in PDF
Draft proofread and format legal documents including correspondence memoranda pleadings hearing exhibits and student records related to special education due process hearing requests complaint investigations and or administrative proceedings
Handle incoming and outgoing mail
Keep documentation and corresponding deadlines organized and identified by calendaring
Provide litigation support including preparation of pleading materials and case management
Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Be accurate detail-oriented with strong attention to detail
Take initiative and be proactive; anticipate needs; reach out to become more involved
Strong writing and verbal communication skills; excellent spelling punctuation and grammar skills
System proficiency: general knowledge and experience with common software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite and PDF processing; strong Excel and MS Word skills in particular
Motivated to learn and provide work of the highest quality

At Drummond Woodsum we are committed to the growth and development of our employees. Our focus is geared toward fostering a culture where you can work with and learn from diverse individuals explore and expand your capabilities and are valued for the contributions and perspectives you bring. Were committed to providing our team members with the support they need to thrive both personally and professionally and we are proud to offer the following benefits:

Insurance options including domestic partner coverage for health (either a co-pay-based plan or HSA with firm contributions) dental and vision
401(k) plan with pre- or post-tax investment options and firm contributions
Wellness support including telehealth coverage and on-site privacy rooms
Life insurance coverage at 1.5x your annual salary plus supplemental voluntary coverage available
Leave plans including paid parental leave short- and long-term disability

Firm involvement including:

Monthly firm lunch meetings to hear about all areas of the firm
Committee participation such as our Community Service Committee which organizes a drive every December and our public outreach week in July
Social gatherings 2024 included a field day BBQ a holiday get-together and our annual Halloween party for our families

For consideration please either submit your resume and cover letter by email to or click the apply now button on our website. We look forward to hearing from you.

Drummond Woodsum is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex veterans status age disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information creed citizenship status marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Our Firms policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity Drummond Woodsum makes good faith efforts to recruit hire and advance in employment qualified minorities females disabled individuals and covered veterans. EOE M/F/V/D

Legal Assistant School Law and Municipal Law GroupsPortland MaineDrummond Woodsum is seeking a full-time legal assistant in our Portland Maine office. This position entails carrying out administrative services providing support to legal professionals by preparing various documents including corresp...