A high-volume, high-reputation creditor-rights firm that’s been operating for 70 years needs a Collections Legal Assistant for their St. Clair Shores, MI team. They need someone who can thrive in the chaos, keep the details tight, and support a fast-moving collections group with accuracy, composure, and strong communication. You’ll manage the daily heartbeat of the work, drafting, e-filing, calendaring, processing pleadings, and staying ahead of a steady stream of client and opposing-party communication. They’re looking for someone organized, patient, unflappable, and real. A person who can hold the line with difficult clients, handle volume without dropping the ball, and bring professionalism without being uptight.

Collections Legal Assistant Responsibilities:

• Support the Collections group by managing a high volume of inbound documents, emails, and case activity
• Process and organize paperwork, pleadings, and court filings across Bankruptcy, Collections, Foreclosure, Probate, and Trustee Representation matters
• Draft routine legal documents, including motions, reaffirmation agreements, and correspondence
• E-file documents accurately and promptly across required court systems
• Maintain detailed calendars, deadlines, and case timelines
• Review pleadings and identify key information or required next steps
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and self-represented parties with clarity and patience
• Monitor and triage heavy email volume, ensuring urgent requests are escalated, and nothing slips through the cracks
• Collaborating with attorneys and support staff in an open-office environment
• Uphold firm standards of professionalism, confidentiality, and detail accuracy

Collections Legal Assistant Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of clerical or administrative experience in a white-collar environment
• High school diploma required
• Strong organizational skills and comfort managing high-volume workflows
• Skilled in written and verbal communication, especially with difficult or emotional clients
• Experience drafting documents, proofreading, and managing deadlines
• Ability to stay focused and composed in a fast-paced, detail-heavy environment
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite; experience with Clio is a plus
• Reliable, punctual, and committed to a full-time onsite schedule (M–F, 8:30–5)
• Clean criminal background
• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate preferred
• Prior experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal preferred

Benefits:

• Annual holiday bonus
• PTO + 7 paid holidays
• 401(k) with safe-harbor match
• Stable firm with 70 years of reputation and a team of people who genuinely get along
• Interesting, varied legal work across multiple practice groups
• Occasional office dogs and a relaxed, human culture

If you want to grow your legal career inside a respected, long-standing Michigan firm surrounded by people who take their work seriously but not themselves, this seat is yours. Apply now!