Criminal Defense Legal Assistant

Are you organized, bilingual, and tired of nights, weekends, and holidays? Did you learn how to handle people, pressure, and a packed day as a server, bartender, host, shift lead, hotel front desk, or retail associate? Do you want a Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 career where that experience counts and your work helps real people through hard moments?

Ruane Attorneys is hiring a full-time Assistant Paralegal in our Shelton, CT headquarters. You will support two senior paralegals who handle criminal, DUI, and motor vehicle cases across Connecticut. This is an in-office role, five days a week, with a set schedule and no late shifts.

No legal experience is required. We will train you in our systems and Connecticut court procedure. What we cannot train is fluency, so you must speak both Spanish and English.

What Success Looks Like (KPIs)

• Client calls returned, and conferences scheduled the same day

• Court dates confirmed and calendared accurately

• File notes complete and current at the end of every day

• Positive feedback from the senior paralegals, attorneys, and clients

This Role Might Be a Great Fit If You:

• Have worked front-of-house in a full-service restaurant, a hotel, or a retail store where you managed bookings, schedules, or customer accounts, and want a 9-to-5 schedule with weekends off

• Speak Spanish and English fluently and are comfortable switching between the two on the phone

• Like being the person who picks up the phone, solves the problem, and keeps the day on track

• Are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable updating records every day without being reminded

• Stay calm and kind with people who are stressed, confused, or scared

• Want to start a career in the legal field and learn it from the ground up

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary: $41,000 to $45,000 per year

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Paid time off and holidays

• Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 schedule. No nights, no weekends, no holidays.

• Paid training in legal procedure and firm systems

Career Growth

This role is the first step on a legal career path. Assistant paralegals at our firm can grow into paralegal, senior paralegal, intake, and operations roles. If you want to learn the legal field and build a career in it, we will give you the training and the runway.