Legal Support Assistant

About Us:

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 18 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

We have an entry-level opportunity available in the Philadelphia office for a Legal Support Assistant. The selected individual will provide administrative support to Legal Administrative Assistants, possess a mastery of organization skills, assume responsibility with minimal supervision, exercise initiative and judgment to make decisions within the scope of their assigned authority, and champion and practice collaboration with all employees. The initial candidate work schedule will be 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 5 days a week in the office.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the firm’s executive leadership.

• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a Legal Support Assistant, you will assist with general and legal administrative responsibilities such as:

• preparing, formatting, and editing correspondence and documents

• assisting with preparing closing binders

• running reports

• filing documents manually and electronically

• entering time and preparing and submitting expense reports

What We’re Looking For:

A proactive self-starter; able to work well both independently and within the Legal Support team. Demonstrated flexibility in responding to daily workflow demands, and maintain the confidentiality of client and firm matters. The ability to produce high-quality work product in a fast-paced environment.

Required Experience:

Excellent technical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are essential to be successful in this position. Candidates should be comfortable working in a large professional environment, and have a working knowledge of the firm’s computer applications, document management system, and Microsoft Office, particularly with Word, Excel, and Outlook. A bachelor’s degree is required, and prior law firm or professional services experience is a plus. 

Ready to Grow with Us?

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm’s success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

At Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer. We offer equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

The firm is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.