Part-Time Legal Assistant

Professional staff keep the firm running. Whether you're managing a technology rollout, redesigning a workflow, or coordinating a client event, your expertise enables attorneys to focus on their practice, and it shapes the experience clients have with the firm. You're trusted with real ownership here: leading projects, making decisions, and seeing results.

Whether you work in HR, IT, Finance, Marketing, Recruiting, or another operational function, your expertise is essential to the firm's success. Attorneys depend on the infrastructure you maintain. Clients benefit from the efficiency you create.

Professional staff at Varnum are a critical part of our competitive advantage. We treat our business units as strategic experts, ensuring your insights in areas like marketing, client development, IT, finance, reception, central services, client intake, and HR are integrated into the firm’s long-term goals.

Professional staff have direct access to attorneys and are fully integrated into how work gets done. You'll build genuine working relationships, contribute your expertise to firm initiatives, and be recognized as a contributor whose judgment matters. It’s a culture where every role operates within the same system, and people show up for each other accordingly.

People stay here. Our professional staff tenure averages nine years – a reflection of how we operate, not just what we promise. We invest in your long-term growth through internal leadership training and support for external certifications, ensuring that as the firm evolves, your career evolves with it.

“Professional staff play a critical role in our firm's success. Their expertise, perspective, and commitment help move our work forward every day, and their contributions are valued as an essential part of our team.”

“Professional staff play a critical role in our firm's success. Their expertise, perspective, and commitment help move our work forward every day, and their contributions are valued as an essential part of our team.” Emily Kuzma, Senior Human Resources Manager

“One of the things I appreciate most about Varnum is that professional staff are viewed as colleagues, not just employees.”

“One of the things I appreciate most about Varnum is that professional staff are viewed as colleagues, not just employees.” Kate McCarthy, Research & Library Services Specialist

“The expectations are high, but so is the support. You’re surrounded by people who want you to succeed.”

“The expectations are high, but so is the support. You’re surrounded by people who want you to succeed.” Connor Klunder, Finance Manager

“Professional staff play a critical role in our firm's success. Their expertise, perspective, and commitment help move our work forward every day, and their contributions are valued as an essential part of our team.”

“Professional staff play a critical role in our firm's success. Their expertise, perspective, and commitment help move our work forward every day, and their contributions are valued as an essential part of our team.” Emily Kuzma, Senior Human Resources Manager

“One of the things I appreciate most about Varnum is that professional staff are viewed as colleagues, not just employees.”

“One of the things I appreciate most about Varnum is that professional staff are viewed as colleagues, not just employees.” Kate McCarthy, Research & Library Services Specialist

Ready to explore what’s possible? Review our open positions.

Position:Part-Time Legal Assistant

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Job :289

# of Openings:1

Part-Time Legal Assistant

Varnum LLP, a…