Job Description

Legal Assistant (Temporary Part-Time)

Our Legal Team in Orange County is looking for a detail-oriented, proactive, and reliable Legal Assistant to support a document organization and scanning project. This is a great opportunity for a Paralegal Studies student looking for hands-on experience or a professional with prior legal administrative background seeking part-time work in a collaborative and supportive environment. Explore this opportunity with Psomas and apply today!

In this temporary, part-time position, our Legal Assistant will play an important role in helping our legal team process and digitize a large volume of legal documents. This will involve reviewing physical files, identifying legal contracts and other key documents, and scanning and uploading them to our electronic filing system. This role requires precision, efficiency and comfort with repetitive tasks - all within a professional services environment where confidentiality and accuracy are critical.

Responsibility Highlights for our Legal Assistant:

• Review and organize legal documents from physical files and folders
• Identify contracts and other key legal documents for scanning
• Digitize files, perform accurate data entry and save to our electronic filing system
• Assist with general administrative tasks and support legal staff with various ad hoc projects as needed
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion

Minimum Qualifications to be our Legal Assistant:

• Currently enrolled in a Paralegal Studies program or pursuing a career in legal administration OR at least one (1) year of experience providing legal or high level administrative support
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Reliable, professional, and able to work independently
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and general office technology and equipment
• Comfortable with repetitive tasks

Preferred Qualifications for our Legal Assistant:

• Prior experience working for a professional services firm in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry

Highlighted Benefits for our Legal Assistant:

With a people-first philosophy, we continue to embrace initiatives for a forward-thinking, modern-day workplace. From bright, flexible office spaces to diversity and inclusion efforts, Psomas is a company that leads with intention and embodies a set of core values. Our culture is built on the foundation of social sustainability practices. We support the continuous learning and development of our employees, while providing flexibility to meet your wellness needs.

• The expected range for this position is $22.00 - $25.00/hour depending on experience
• Sick pay in accordance with State and Federal laws
• Training + professional development
• Collaborative team environment, hands on-experience, opportunities to practice & apply scholastic achievements
• Exposure to a multi-disciplined environment

Strong History + Bright Future:

As a 100% employee owned company serving clients throughout the western U.S for over 78 years, Psomas is proud to be an award winning consulting firm with over 750 employees. Our talented team have an array of skills ranging from construction management, civil engineering, transportation planning, environmental, landscape architecture and urban design, and surveying and geospatial services. We strive for excellence, and welcome candidates of all identities, backgrounds, and perspectives to help us continue evolving as an inclusive, employee first culture. Together, we foster a collaborative work environment, promote teamwork, and provide many opportunities for professional growth and advancement. We are looking for team members that are excited to contribute to our projects and make a positive difference in our local community.

We're a fun, rewarding place to work! We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Psomas

Job Tags

Temporary work, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,

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