Virtual Legal Assistant

Compensation: Base salary of $6 per hour plus quarterly performance bonuses based on performance measures. Advancement opportunities with increased salary and responsibilities become available to top performers after 6 months.
Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote / Virtual: We are a remote / cloud based firm. Our main office is located in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.

Employment Description: Growing law firm focused on representing families in nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits looking for energized, eager go-getters who desire an environment that rewards their accountability and work ethic, are comfortable with responsibility, and prefer a positive work environment. We reward performance. We provide the systems for success. We have a positive learning culture. We encourage problem-solving. We expect that employees will average 40 hours per week.

To be a good fit, you must be:
smart and hungry to grow personally and professionally
eager and willing to adopt and follow systems precisely, while being mentally flexible and open to changes in those systems as we improve as an organization
open to receiving consistent, regular feedback and taking self-improvement opportunities
growth-oriented, taking personal and professional development seriously
willing to take risks and make decisions without constant micromanagement from above
open to trying to solve problems, not just report them, even if that means taking risks and being incorrect at times
computer literate, and willing to learn and experiment with new software--everything we do is paperless, cloud-based, digital, etc.

Types of work include the following, all of which you will receive training on and do not need prior experience with:
taking ownership and accountability to get stuff done.
saving and filing (digitally) documents according to specific folder structures and file name conventions.
managing case tasks
scheduling events with multiple groups of lawyers, witnesses, clients, experts, court reporters, etc.
managing lawyers’ calendars for case-specific items
filing documents with court clerks and corresponding with opposing counsel
reviewing, organizing, and auditing medical records
drafting, and drafting responses to, discovery requests
keeping clients informed, both proactively and in response to inquiries on case Upgrade to see actual infolling courts, clerks’ offices, clients, opposing counsel, etc. for various questions.

Experience: You do not need to know how to do everything already, and prior law firm/legal experience is not a requirement. Prior experience is a problem if you lack flexibility and the willingness to adopt our systems and be part of our team.