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Legal Assistant/Paralegal Jobs in Novi, MI at Mobile Legal Services, PLLC
Part-Time Legal Assistant — Estate Planning & Probate
Hybrid | 15–20 hours per week | $30–$35 per hour | Novi, MI
About Our Firm
Mobile Legal Services, PLLC is a small, one-of-a-kind law firm serving families across Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne, and southern Macomb Counties. We practice estate planning, probate, elder law, guardianship and conservatorship, Medicaid planning, and special needs planning — and we come to our clients, meeting many of them at their location of choosing.
About the Role
We are hiring a dependable, outgoing, responsive, and caring assistant to support the attorney with legal and administrative work on a part-time basis. You will choose your own hours around scheduled appointments and work primarily from home, with roughly one day a week in the office. The work rewards concentration, accuracy, initiative, and organization, and it puts you in direct contact with clients during meaningful moments in their lives.
What You’ll Do
- Draft routine documents and correspondence, respond to letters and email, and type and revise documents drafted by the attorney
- Schedule appointments, maintain online calendars, organize files, and answer phone calls
- Attend document signing appointments in the office or at various locations in our service area
- Interact with current and prospective clients, court personnel, and other attorneys
- Prepare and mail billing statements
- Prepare and submit court filing documents
What We’re Looking For
- Detail oriented, with the ability to multitask, organize, and prioritize
- A motivated self-starter who works well independently
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Intermediate experience with Microsoft Word & Excel and general proficiency with computers
- An associate’s degree or higher, or at least two years of experience in a law firm
- Reliable transportation of your own, and willingness to travel up to 45 miles for client meetings
- A flexible schedule for occasional evening appointments — no weekends
Compensation & Schedule
- $30–$35 per hour, based on experience
- 15–20 hours per week
- Hybrid: work from home, with about one day a week in the office
- You set your own hours, apart from scheduled appointments
- Travel to client signing appointments is part of the role. Mileage is reimbursed, and your travel time is paid.
Pay: $30.00 – $35.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15.0 – 20.0 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Novi, MI 48375
Title: Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Company: Mobile Legal Services, PLLC
Location: Novi, MI
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