Legal Assistant - Edwardsville office at Heyl Royster in Edwardsville, IL, USA
- Company: Heyl Royster
- Location: Edwardsville, IL, USA
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $19.00 - $29.00 per hour
- Experience: 3+ years
Overview
Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., is a large, fast-paced law firm seeking a motivated, organized, and reliable individual for a full-time experienced Legal Assistant position in our Edwardsville office. As a Legal Assistant, you will spend most of your time assisting attorneys and paralegals. Yo…
Job description
- Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., is a large, fast-paced law firm seeking a motivated, organized, and reliable individual for a full-time experienced Legal Assistant position in our Edwardsville office.
Responsibilities
- As a Legal Assistant, you will spend most of your time assisting attorneys and paralegals. You will independently and correctly prepare, process, transcribe, edit, and electronically file legal documents and client files. You will assist attorneys with billing and file closing procedures, including encrypted documents and email correspondence. You will excel at maintaining attorneys' calendars and docketing hearings on time.
- You will provide excellent customer service to the attorneys, paralegals, and staff.
Requirements
- Prior office or law firm experience, three (3) years preferred
- Prior litigation experience preferred
- Work Comp experience preferred
- Must have strong computer skills working with Microsoft Office
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Despite a fast pace and short timeframes, you excel and are efficient and thorough with multiple large volume tasks. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills to help improve processes and documentation to minimize errors.
- Do you have solid communication skills? Do the words well organized and detail-oriented describe you? Would you love to be part of a team dedicated to exceptional results? If so, we want you to join our team!
Skills
Required
- Solid communication skills
- Well organized and detail-oriented
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Voluntary Life/ADD
- Basic term life/ADD
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Competitive employer match for the 401K plan
- Employee assistance benefits
- Paid vacation/sick/holiday
- Dress for your day
- The base salary range is $19. to $29. an hour. The salary offered will take into account several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications/credentials, talent availability and specialization, as well as business needs. The range may be modified in the future.