Legal Assistant
3 days ago
Charleston
Job DescriptionLegal Administrative Assistant Full-Time | Direct-Hire Downtown Charleston, SC (Upper Peninsula) Fully Onsite | $60,000 to $72,000 DOE LHH Recruitment Solutions is hiring on behalf of a respected Am Law-ranked law firm for a full-time, direct-hire Legal Administrative Assistant role based in downtown Charleston's Upper Peninsula (29403). This position is 100% onsite and offers the opportunity to join a small, growing, and close-knit office where teamwork, reliability, and long-term commitment are genuinely valued. This role supports busy US attorneys and paralegals in practices that may include commercial litigation, business litigation, transactional law, and energy-related matters. The firm is seeking an experienced legal administrative professional who is hands-on, highly organized, and comfortable wearing multiple hats in a collaborative law firm environment. Key Responsibilities • Provide administrative and legal support to multiple attorneys in a fast-paced law firm setting, • Manage heavy calendaring, scheduling, deadline tracking, and tickler systems, • Coordinate meetings, multi-party calls, conference rooms, and travel arrangements, • Assist with time entry tracking, expense reimbursements, and invoice preparation, • Support conflict checks, file opening and closing, and document organization, • Handle email and physical mail triage, correspondence preparation, and client communications with discretion, • Assist with general office operations, front desk coordination, and overflow support, • Provide light administrative or marketing coordination support as needed, • Contribute with a team-first mindset - no task too big, no task too smallQualifications, • 5+ years of recent law firm experience supporting US attorneys (required), • Experience supporting attorneys in commercial litigation, business litigation, transactional, and/or energy-related practices, • Stable tenure in recent roles, demonstrating follow-through, adaptability, and commitment, • Strong administrative, organizational, and multitasking skills, • Ability to type 65+ WPM with high accuracy, • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, • Comfortable learning and navigating law firm technology systems, • Experience with document, practice, or expense management systems is helpful but not required, • Professional, dependable, detail-oriented, and service-drivenWhy This Role, • Full-time, direct-hire opportunity with a well-established and stable firm, • Join an Am Law-ranked firm with a growing Charleston presence, • Work in a collaborative, close-knit office environment, • Fully onsite role with consistency and structure, • Competitive salary range of $60,000 - $72,000, based on experience, • Typical compensation package includes a discretionary bonus program, generous paid time off, and paid holidays., • A comprehensive benefits suite is available with multiple medical plan options, firm-funded contributions, dental and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, wellness and counseling resources, and family-inclusive benefits., • The firm also supports long-term financial and professional growth through a 401(k) with employer match, retirement education, paid professional certifications and memberships, and access to a wide range of corporate discounts and perks.Qualified candidates with prior law firm experience are encouraged to apply through LHH Recruitment Solutions for confidential consideration. #LegalAssistantJobs #LegalAdminJobs #LawFirmCareers #LegalSupportProfessionals #CharlestonSCJobs #DirectHireLegal #LHH #LetsChatSoon Pay Details: $60,000.00 to $72,000.00 per year Search managed by: Holly Hilderhoff Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Military connected talent encouraged to apply To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: • The California Fair Chance Act, • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance, • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, • San Francisco Fair Chance OrdinanceMassachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.