Legal Assistant, LAS
The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for our office in downtown Cincinnati. As Southwest Ohio’s largest non-profit law firm, our mission is to reduce poverty and ensure family stability through effective legal assistance.
Legal Assistant
Summer 2024
Position open until filled.
The Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant. This position is based in our downtown Cincinnati, Ohio office.
Legal Aid is Southwest Ohio’s largest non-profit law firm. Our mission is to reduce poverty and ensure family stability through effective legal assistance. Our attorneys represent individual clients in preventing evictions and foreclosures, addressing domestic violence and divorce, fixing unsafe and unhealthy living conditions, obtaining Medicaid and other health and income benefits, overcoming barriers to employment or resolving school problems.
Visit our website: lascinti.org
POSITION DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will possess the following minimum qualifications:
- Three or more years of relevant, secretarial, administrative assistant or office management experience
- Comfortable interacting with Legal Aid’s low-income clients
- Experience with formatting and electronic filing of legal documents
- Experience establishing and organizing files, prioritizing work, documenting actions and inputting information into case management software
- Ability to draft legal documents and letters from existing approved templates
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Aptitude for utilizing technology
- Organized, accurate, attentive to detail, and positive attitude towards learning
- Demonstrated ability to type accurately at 60 wpm
- Comfort with Adobe Acrobat a plus
This is a non-exempt position with a pay range of $23+/hour, depending on experience. Legal Aid Society offers an attractive benefits package including health insurance, pension contribution and generous PTO.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates must submit all three of the items listed below to staffing@lascinti.org. Please note “Legal Assistant Hiring Committee LAS103-24” in the subject line.
- Cover letter explaining the reasons for your interest,
- Current resume, and
- Contact information for three professional references.
Interviews will be arranged by Legal Aid. Please do not call.
The Legal Aid Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and we encourage diverse applicants to apply for this opportunity. Legal Aid offers reasonable accommodations in the hiring and employment process. If you need assistance, you may request an accommodation.
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