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Job Opening: Law Firm Office Assistant / Receptionist
*Posted November 2026
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Location: Fort Myers, FL (In-Office – Downtown Historic First National Bank Building)
Position Type: Hourly (Full-Time or Part-Time)
Compensation: $15.00 / hour
About Our Firm:
Avery, Whigham & Winesett, P.A. is a full-service law firm providing high-quality, cost-effective legal services in Southwest Florida since 1974. We are a small law firm in downtown Fort Myers, FL and our lawyers, staff, and tenants form a closely-knit, small office legal environment that is an enjoyable place to work.
Job Candidate Profile: This job opportunity is appropriate for a career administrative professional or a legal professional or student seeking to pursue a career in the legal field.
Key Responsibilities:
• Front Desk & Reception: Greet arriving clients, answer incoming phone lines, route messages efficiently, manage incoming/outgoing mail and e-mail, schedule appointments, and maintain office calendar.
• Office Maintenance & Organization: Shared responsibility for maintaining a neat, welcoming law office aesthetic. This includes light daily organizing, tidying, and cleaning of the main lobby, conference rooms, employee restrooms, entryway, and office common areas.
• File & Document Management: Handle physical and digital filing structures, initialize new client cases, pull records, scan documents, and data entry.
• Financial & Billing Support: Assist with accounting tasks such as drafting firm checks for review, client billing, and preparing bank deposits.
• Document Preparation: Assist with drafting basic administrative correspondence, legal templates, and forms.
• Office Run: Walking to/from downtown offices and government buildings (e.g. courthouse) to file, record, deliver, and retrieve documents.
Qualifications:
• An outgoing, resilient, and professional personality with excellent telephone and face-to-face communication skills.
• Excellent organizational habits.
• Basic literacy with typing, computer file directory navigation, computer software, and other standard productivity tools.
• High dependability and discretion regarding client matters and data.
• Note: Final employment is subject to a standard background and reference verification check.