Legal Assistant - Utilities Department

Ausley McMullen, a full-service Tallahassee law firm, is seeking a full-time, legal assistant for the utility department. This is a busy practice area, with four full-time attorneys dedicated to it. The person selected will be assigned to two of these shareholders. Candidate must have at least three years’ experience in the legal field, preferably working in utilities and/or litigation. Candidate must have an ability to learn and excel with the technical aspects of Office products - including, but not limited to, track-changes in Word, highlighting and redacting in PDF, naming and navigating folders, and maintaining and sharing calendars in Outlook. Candidate must be proactive, reliable, detail-oriented, have strong communication skills (both verbal and written), an ability to multi-task and be a problem solver. Candidate must have a good work ethic, the ability to follow instructions, a willingness to take on new assignments as required, and must always comply with the policies and procedures of the firm. Additionally, the candidate must be a team player who exhibits good time management skills and maintains a good relationship with co-workers and clients.

Experience with Juris software a plus.

We offer an excellent benefit package including generous time off, paid health and dental insurance, vision, FSA, LTD, life insurance and 401K.

Please send resume to Peggy Gallant at pgallant@ausley.com for consideration.

Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Salary range begins at $54,000 but will be commensurate with experience.

Ausley McMullen is an equal opportunity employer. Our equal employment opportunity efforts comply with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, discipline, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, creed, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.