Legal Assistant - Personal Injury
Blankingship & Keith, PC, a 46 lawyer Fairfax City law firm, has an opportunity for an experienced legal assistant with demonstrable litigation, technical and administrative skills to support attorneys in our Personal Injury practice group by assisting with our cases from intake to final disposition, creating electronic files, preparing and processing correspondence, memoranda and complex legal documents, and performing other legal administrative functions.
We pride ourselves on a team environment, limited caseload, unusual cases, and the opportunity to make meaningful changes in our clients’ lives. We are not an assembly line, hundreds of car crash cases practice.
Litigation responsibilities include preparing documents for state and federal court filings, including discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, letters, pleadings, motions and documents, as well as e-filing in various state and federal courts. Administrative duties include scheduling meetings and appointments, maintaining attorney calendars and contact information, new client intake, time entry and billing, file maintenance utilizing the firm's electronic records management system, and travel coordination and expense reimbursement. We value litigation assistants’ opinions on case selection, clients, case value and other issues that deeply affect our practice.
Qualified applicants must possess strong communication, organizational, and client service skills and be able to work in a team-oriented environment with accurate spelling, grammar and proofreading.
This position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience and a high degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook. Experience supporting attorneys in personal injury litigation is required. Experience with e-filing, document management and time and billing systems is required.
We offer an excellent compensation package including a comprehensive benefit and a generous paid time off program.
Blankingship & Keith is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to 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, or any other category protected by applicable law.
Please submit resumes to clocke@bklawva.com
Please submit resumes to clocke@bklawva.com