Job Description

LEGAL ASSISTANT

MinistrySafe is looking for a legal assistant to join our team. 

ABOUT MINISTRYSAFE:

MinistrySafe helps child-serving organizations protect children from sexual abuse by providing training and protective protocols through an online system. We serve both ministry and secular organizations including churches, camps, schools, childcare, and youth sport organizations. MinistrySafe is affiliated with the law firm of Love & Norris, which provides legal assessment and consultation services to child-serving organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interact with legal clients in a professional manner by email and phone 

• Proofread documents 

• Complete aspects of legal consultation process: intake, scheduling, payment

• Serve as point person for and coordinate all aspects of live trainings

• Schedule calls and appointments

• Maintain the company calendar with complete accuracy

• Ensure client invoicing is completed correctly and promptly

 YOU’RE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS POSITION IF:

• You have previous experience working for a law firm

• Your personality is more formal or serious

• You don’t mind proofreading the same document 3 times

• You are a good writer

• You aren’t put off by a never-ending ‘to do’ list

• You’re comfortable communicating with churches and ministries  

• You’re ready to learn

• You enjoy working with a small team

PERKS OF WORKING FOR MINISTRYSAFE:

• Close early on Fridays (3pm)

• Nice, relaxed office setting with large outdoor deck for employees

• Small growing business means your accomplishments do not go unnoticed

• Insurance benefits

• Bi-annual reviews (opportunities for pay increase)

• No weekend or evening work

 PAY:

• $18.00/hour, paid biweekly

• Insurance benefits

• Paid time off

Company Description

OUR MISSION – ‘Protecting children from Child Sexual Abuse’ OUR VISION Becoming the primary resource for child-serving organizations in America for child sexual abuse training, resources and crisis management. WHO WE ARE MinistrySafe, Abuse Prevention Systems (APS) and MinistrySafe Institute (MSI) exist to equip child-serving organizations to effectively address the risk of child sexual abuse. We are led by attorneys who are sexual abuse experts, with significant litigation experience in the area of child sexual abuse. Our objective is to constantly and consistently improve trainings and resources that help prevent child sexual abuse in child-serving organizations – with particular emphasis on the Christian Church. OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE As an organization founded and led by experts in the field of child sexual abuse risk, MinistrySafe, APS and MSI provide comprehensive child sexual abuse training and resources to all types of child-serving organizations. In addition to convenient and affordable online training resources and forms, MinistrySafe and APS offer an integrated criminal background check service. This combination of specialized legal experience, comprehensive training, cutting edge online resources, and integrated criminal background checks make MinistrySafe/APS the most comprehensive and effective choice for our clients. OUR CORE VALUES DILIGENT PRODUCTIVITY- -Self-starter, stays engaged, with good follow through -Owns the task, demonstrates initiative -Productive work ethic- hard working, doesn't require constant supervision -Organized to insure completion of the task -Understands how each task fits into larger purpose -Ability to create and follow processes PROFESSIONALISM- -Skilled in written and oral communication -Professional demeanor -Professional dress -Sense of urgency in accomplishing tasks -Timely -When in doubt, errs on the side of professionalism -Maintains professional attitude in comfortable office environment INTELLIGENCE- -Intellectual intelligence -Social intelligence -Business awareness: ability to understand the business opportunity -Technical ability/capacity in technical issues RESPECTFULNESS/APPRECIATION- -Respects mission, value and physical plant (furniture/equipment/kitchen/floors/bathrooms etc) -Cares about office appearance -Appropriate decorum and respect for leadership -Respects clients, team members and authority EXCELLENCE- -Does not settle for mediocrity -Work is characterized by excellence SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE- -‘No question is too stupid’ attitude -Demonstrates initiative to get phone calls and follow up -Willing to talk on phone, rather than simply email client