Careers with Ward & Berry

Ward & Berry PLLC (wardberry.com), a boutique law firm has a full-time, in-office position opening for a Legal Assistant in our Tysons, Virginia office.

Requirements: 

• A friendly, self-motivated, highly organized person who is a service-oriented team player with superior written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to support the litigation, client development/marketing, and office management operations of the firm.

• Proficiency with Office365 products (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Work in our Tysons office from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM with a half-hour lunch break.

• Ability to present himself or herself professionally.

• Understand the importance of confidentiality and handling highly sensitive information.

• Commitment to providing consistently excellent client service and attorney support.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: 

• Support litigation practice:

• Drafting and editing of letters, memos, forms, and legal documents.

• Drafting and editing of pleadings for attorney review.

• Review and schedule docket dates.

• Research legal issues and review case files as directed for factual development.

• Aid in development of documentary evidence and preparation of trial exhibits.

• Prepare and file documents with courts and federal agencies.

• Maintain case files, review, and save email correspondence.

• Physical and electronic file management.

• Complete event and speaker registrations for attorneys.

• Arrange travel in accordance with attorney preferences and membership programs.

• Operation of firm timekeeping and billing software (Clio).
• Support client development/marketing operation (which may occur outside of regular office hours):
• Communicate clearly with outside vendors.

• Support of monthly firm events, to include:

• • Reserve event space and maintain guest lists.
  • Inventory supplies, order food and supplies.
  • Set up, serve, and breakdown event.
  • Wash dishes and restock supplies.

• Hospitality services, including setting up and cleaning up conference rooms, maintaining cleanliness of the kitchen, restocking snacks, and drinks, placing lunch orders, greeting clients, and loading/unloading dishwasher.

• Support office management:

• Answer and screen incoming phone calls during business hours.

• Open and sort mail.

• Maintain attorney and firm memberships and bar records.

• Coordinate interviews with potential employees.

• Coordinate client file transfers.
• Submit maintenance requests to building management.

Interested?

If interested in joining our team, please email your resume and school transcript(s) to info@wardberry.com.