HIRING A LEGAL ASSISTANT IN TEMECULA

Are you an organized and confident Legal Assistant who loves being responsible for multiple projects and driving each one to completion? Are you looking to join a fast-growing law firm where you can thrive personally and professionally? If your answers to these questions are yes, then you may be the Legal Assistant for us.

JDS Law, Inc. is a law firm concentrating in estate planning, trust administration, probate litigation, and employment law for businesses. We are looking to immediately hire a highly skilled Legal Assistant to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in supporting our legal team and helping incredible clients. If you’re looking for a position where your contributions are valued and you can make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

The Legal Assistant will take ownership of a diverse range of tasks, allowing you to apply your creativity in streamlining processes and enhancing the efficiency of our operations. The successful candidate will also be entrusted with managing confidential and time-sensitive projects that demand precision and exceptional quality, ensuring that the information can be immediately used and shared.

We are committed to finding the right fit for our team, so if you don’t love everything you read in this ad, please do not apply. If you are looking for a full-time hourly position that offers a positive, collaborative, and intellectually-stimulating work environment, we want to hear from you.

Compensation

• $22 - $26 per hour salary and potential for discretionary bonuses
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Medical and Dental Insurance coverage
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Full-time employees are eligible for benefits after 90 days

Responsibilities

• Keep the office running
• Monitor, prioritize and respond to incoming communications, including mail, deliveries, and e-mail.
• Manage and maintain the firm calendar and attorney
• Format legal documents in MS-Word and prepare for
• Assist with client
• Prepare slide presentations and seminar
• Use, review, and update policies, systems, and procedures and suggest and implement
• Order office supplies and keep office equipment
• Backup Receptionist when

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ recent work experience as an administrative assistant, secretary or executive assistant to professionals in an office setting is an absolute must.
• Litigation experience preferred. Experience with estate planning, probate, and/or trust or estate administration a major plus.
• Superior verbal and written communication
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Top-notch follow-up and follow-through skills
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills, including MS-Word, MS-Excel, and MS-PowerPoint.
• Current working knowledge of Clio Grow and/or Clio Manage or other client relations management software or law practice management software preferred.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE: You have a growth mindset, and enjoy the process of building - analyzing options, suggesting improvements to existing systems, policies, and procedures, and having your opinions count. You can confidently manage yourself and others and you take initiative to jump in and contribute. You are a people person who is relentlessly professional. You are unapologetically detail-oriented and have hands-on experience supporting California attorneys. You are experienced using Microsoft Office, comfortable drafting and editing documents in MS-Word, working with basic spreadsheets in MS-Excel, and can learn new technology quickly and independently with sufficient training resources.

WHO WE ARE: JDS Law is a client-centered team of professionals that leverage technology and processes to help families and business owners protect what they’ve built, for generations. We have wonderful clients who deserve high-quality personalized legal services delivered by caring professionals. We work in a positive and collaborative office where we give consistent, persistent and devoted effort to achieve our clients’ goals; where we do what we say we will do and take 100% responsibility for our actions; and where we find the opportunity in challenges and strive for continuous improvement.

To Apply

Qualified applicants, please email your resumé and references to info@jdslawyers.com with “Elevate” in the subject line. If you are selected to interview with our firm, we have a multi-step process that includes skills testing, personality assessment, and reference checks.

Applicants who do not follow the above next steps when applying will not be considered for the position.