Legal Support Assistant

About Us:

Ballard Spahr, LLP is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 18 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

Ballard Spahr LLP is seeking an entry-level Legal Support Assistant (LSA) to support the Legal Administrative Assistant (LAA) with the AST team by performing a variety of legal and administrative duties and working on multiple assignments, work processes and projects. This position is fully remote and is 40 hours per week. The hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm’s executive leadership.

• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

• Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a Legal Support Assistant within our AST team your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Preparing mailings, filing documents (physical and electronic), creating and updating pleadings, entering time and processing narrative edits. 

• Preparing check requests, submitting expense reports, coordinating conference room services and travel requests.  

• Preparing and formatting correspondence and documents, converting PDFs to Word documents, conducting blackline/redline documents and assisting with preparing closing/hearing binders.

• Reviewing, editing and invoicing of proformas, running monthly reports and pulling documents from the Court or Recorder website.

What We’re Looking For:  

• Growth Mindset: Agile, self-motivated and highly collaborative with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.

• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

• Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.

Required Experience:

A high school diploma or equivalent is required, college is a plus and prior law firm or professional services experience is preferred. Excellent technical, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills are essential to be successful in this position. Candidates should be comfortable working in a large professional environment, and have working knowledge of the firm’s computer applications, document management system, and Microsoft Office, particularly with Word, Excel, and Outlook.

The salary range for this position is from $50,000 - $55,000, which reflects the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual pay will depend on several factors such as the candidate’s location, experience and qualifications.

Ballard Spahr offers an excellent benefits package. A summary of available benefits can be found here in the Careers section of the Firm’s website.

Ready to Grow with Us?

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm’s success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

At Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer. We offer equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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