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Our legal practice management software lightens the administrative burden, so legal professionals have more time for the people who need them most.\nWith offices across Australia, the US, and the UK, we're united by a clear purpose - and that purpose has shaped a culture worth being part of. This year, Wrk+ recognised us as one of USA’s Best Places to Work, and we've been certified a \"Great Place to Work\" again.\nWhat makes us special?\n1.Culture is sacred. As a 'Best Places to Work' winner four years in a row, we believe company culture is the single most important ingredient to our success. At the end of the day, it is all about our people.\n2.The best product in Legal Tech. We think deeply about the challenges small law firms face. We do not bother with simply delivering a “faster horse,” we drive innovations that truly enhance the lives and businesses of our clients. Check out our ratings on G2, Capterra, and Google.\n3.Industry Opportunity. The Legal Tech industry is estimated to be worth around $15bn and is growing every year. Smokeball is growing right along with it, and we like to take our people with us.\nOur working model\nAt Smokeball, we believe there is nothing more powerful than a community of people coming together to work on a product that they, and our clients, love. When it comes to working as a community, we see the value in both coming together and allowing our “Smokeballers” the flexibility that remote work offers.\nAll Chicago employees are in the office on Wednesdays and Thursdays. While our office is open 5 days a week, we allow you to choose what works best for you on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.\nOur office is in the heart of the Loop within 10 minutes of the Metra and all “EL” trains. And, we have lots (and lots) of snacks.\nThe Role\nWe are seeking a client-oriented problem-solver who’s excited to learn a new product and become an integral member of Smokeball. This Software Support Specialist will act as the first line of software support for our valued Smokeball clients by communicating with them regularly, troubleshooting their software problems, and approaching all client needs with a sense of urgency.\nThis is ahybrid role with our office in Chicago, IL. In office days are Wednesday and Thursday.\nA Typical Day Involves\nCommunicating with clients via the phone and email\nDiagnosing and resolving routine and complex technical and product functionality issues\nTesting and reproducing client issues to determine the cause of the problem\nAccurately and proactively creating, maintaining, and resolving tickets\nIdentifying and communicating relevant information for advanced issues to next levels for resolution\nContributing to team goals by improving response times, answer rates, resolutions times, as well as client satisfaction ratings\nCreating workaround procedures when standard procedures have failed ensuring issues are resolved in a timely manner\nEnsuring that all client records are accurate while always maintaining client confidentiality\nWhat You Bring\n1-2 years of direct experience providing software support to clients \nAbility to communicate technical information to non-technical users \nConfidence speaking on the phone\nAbility to diagnose and remotely resolve software system malfunctions and operational problems \nAbility to think critically and quickly to learn new software \nExcellent written and verbal communication skills \nWork collaboratively with team members and other departments\nCapable of managing multiple tasks and projects effectively \nProficient in Windows troubleshooting\nKnowledge of Zendesk and Intercom a plus\nFlexibility to work different shifts \nLife at Smokeball\n·Great Culture: Named Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2026 Best Places to Work.\n·Work-Life Balance: 20 vacation days, 7 sick days, 3 reboot days, 10 paid holidays, birthday off, volunteer time, and more!\n·Career Growth: Smokeball believes in investing in our own people and promoting from within. Our own President started at Smokeball as an Account Manager!\n·Benefits: Excellent medical coverage, 401(k) match, monthly wellness stipend, generous parental leave\n·Transparency: We keep employees in the loop through monthly global huddles and local standups where we discuss company goals, updates, new hire introductions, etc.\n·The Office: The kitchen is stocked with breakfast items, snacks, and beverages, and we have plenty of games to help you relax (ping-pong, billiards, pinball, board games, video games). We also offer free monthly massages provided by a licensed massage therapist!\n·Fun Events: In-person happy hours, virtual game nights, family-friendly events, and so much more\n·Convenient Transit: We’re located in the heart of downtown Chicago, in walking distance from all major modes of transportation\nThe Values We Live By\nCreating and fostering a great culture is just as important as providing a great product. At Smokeball, we don’t have Core Values for show, we live and breathe them every day.\n·Caring is not optional\n·Make it happen\n·Deliver legendary service\n·Innovate for the client, not the press release\n·Be frank\n·Keep listening, keep learning\nThese values inform every strategic decision we make and guide our behavior with every person we meet. When we are bringing new team members into the Smokeball Family, we look for compassion, drive, keen judgement, varied perspectives, and no egos.\nCompensation Band:\n$ 60,000 - 72,000 (base salary)\nWhat's in it for you?\nCompetitive Salary\nWork-Life Balance: 20 vacation days, 3 reboot days, birthday off, volunteer time, and more!\nBenefits: Excellent medical, dental, vision coverage. 401(k) match, & monthly wellness stipend\nParental leave\nOffice lunch and loads of snacks\nAnd of course...the SWAG!\nWant to Know More?\nWhy do we do what we do? Where did the name ‘Smokeball’ come from? What are our values? Learn more here!\n*Smokeball values diversity & inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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