How to hire a legal assistant
Legal assistants keep partner workflows moving—calendar, clients, documents, and follow-up. The best hires match how your office actually runs, not just who has the longest resume.
Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves
List hard requirements (software, language, hours, in-office expectations) separately from working-style preferences (pace, client contact, autonomy). Jo scores matches on demonstrated skills, experience, and working style against your job and your hiring manager's calibration.
Calibrate the hiring partner or office lead
The person who will manage the assistant talks to Jo about leadership style and team norms. That signal matters as much as the written job description when files are busy and instructions are often verbal.
Interview with context
Jo is not the interview. Use match previews to choose who earns partner time, then use the interview guide in the unlock package to focus the live conversation on open questions—not on repeating the resume.