Job: Executive Assistant/Paralegal

Friedman Law PLLC is seeking a highly motivated person to assist Mr. Friedman with his busy transactional law practice. Candidates must have several years’ experience as an executive assistant or legal secretary. Paralegal skills are a plus but not necessarily required. The ideal candidate will have initiative and will be a self-starter, a problem solver, and able to develop creative solutions that will enable Mr. Friedman to be more productive and efficient.

The ideal candidate will help Mr. Friedman manage his practice in terms of scheduling appointments and handling the full range of administrative needs required to operate a busy law office. Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize ongoing projects are a must. Preferred skill sets include experience with (or the ability to learn) a basic bookkeeping, time entry, and billing system. Other duties include organizing the filing system, filing, and smaller office duties.

Mr. Friedman is a solo practitioner who specializes in financing transactions, merger and acquisition transactions, forming corporations and limited liability companies, and drafting agreements for business clients. Accordingly, job duties from time to time include large typing projects that need to be handled quickly and accurately when they arise. Fast, proficient, and accurate typing skills (at least 55 words per minute), as well as accurate proof reading skills, are a must. Candidates must be proficient in software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Acrobat Adobe, plus online searches (Google), etc.

Good interpersonal skills and manners – on the phone and in person – are required. Candidates will interact frequently with clients and it’s critical that s/he always make a good impression.

Candidates must have a professional appearance and ability to fit in with a professional environment where we all take great pride in great client service, first rate work product, and respectful attention to our clients and co-workers.

Salary is negotiable. Friedman Law PLLC does offer a 401(k) profit sharing plan.

Please send your resume to the attention of Anita Barton at abarton@jmf-law.com or via fax to (602) 508-9015. For more information about Friedman Law PLLC, go to www.jmf-law.com.