Law Clerk/Legal Assistant

Busy partner in a personal injury/workers’ compensation practice in Richmond has an opening for a full-time legal assistant/executive assistant for an approximately 1 year paid internship. Great position for recent college graduate taking a gap year or year off before applying to or attending law school. Official job title is law clerk/legal assistant. Position entails varied responsibilities that can be classified as approximately 1/3 legal assistant, 1/3 law office admin work and 1/3 administrative assistant. Job duties can include proofreading briefs and lengthy letters, creating and preparing evidence and exhibits, screening new client intake calls, driving attorney to and attending hearings and depositions, providing administrative and case support to other attorneys and paralegals in the firm, maintaining the attorney’s calendar and some personal errands. Must be able to communicate with clients, attorneys, and court personnel in a friendly, articulate, and professional manner. Candidate must have driver’s license. Job intended as full time but will discuss flexible schedules. Position offers competitive pay and allows future law student to gain first-hand experience on practice of law. If interested, please submit a resume.