Executive Assistant / Right Hand to Law Firm Owner — Senior Role, Real Authority (Full-Time, Remote)

I'm hiring someone who's already done this job. Probably for someone who didn't pay you what you were worth.

You've run an executive's calendar and inbox for years. You've managed managers. You've tracked KPIs for a team, sat in the meetings that mattered, and quietly held the whole operation together while someone else's name was on the door. You're good at it. You're tired of being underpaid for it, or of doing it somewhere the culture drains you.

This is a real job, with real authority, for that person.

I'm Hunter Garnett, a personal injury lawyer and the owner of Garnett Patterson Injury Lawyers in Huntsville, Alabama. We're a growing firm with dozens of team members. I work around the clock and on weekends when a case demands it, and I need a right hand who can keep pace. I respect my team's time. But the simplest way to earn my trust is responsiveness, and I'll never pretend otherwise.

Here's the honest version of the job.

You'll be the gatekeeper for my inbox and the keeper of my commitments. You'll take the notes in every meeting I'm in and turn my thinking into action items with owners and deadlines. You'll own my to-do list: delegate what should be delegated, complete what you can, and ruthlessly protect my focus for the things that actually move the firm. You'll monitor our dashboards and KPIs and bring me the story behind the numbers.

And then the part that makes this a senior role: you'll help me oversee several mid-level managers and track performance across dozens of team members. When something's slipping, you'll know before I do, and you'll already have a plan.
I'm looking for someone well-rounded. Operations and management experience is essential. Project management and digital marketing experience are strongly preferred. A background in personal injury law is a huge plus, because you'll understand the rhythm of the work without a long ramp-up. You need to be tech-forward: comfortable in Filevine, Microsoft 365, and Asana, and quick to pick up whatever we adopt next.

We run on a daily check-in and a weekly tag-up. Beyond that, you operate independently. If you need direction to function, this isn't your role. If you've been waiting for someone to hand you the keys, it is.

A word on culture, because I know that's part of why you're reading. Our Christian faith is central to why this firm exists and how we treat people. We're not going to make it a job requirement, but if you've wanted to work somewhere your values aren't checked at the door, you'll find that here.

The details. Full-time. Remote. Flexible schedule with meaningful overlap with US Central business hours, and reachable when it counts. Pay: $12.50–$17.50/hour, and I'm willing to pay for experience. Target start: as soon as we find the right person.

P.S. To apply, email ---------- with the subject line "Right hand" and tell me about the hardest team or executive you've ever kept on track, and what you'd do differently now. The best answers get read first. The fastest ones get remembered.