Legal 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 small
Qualifications
- 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-driven
Why 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.
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Pay Details: $60,000.00 to $72,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Holly Hilderhoff
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