Job Title: Part-time Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant
Job Responsibilities:
- Screen telephone calls and greet guests.
- Perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks, including answering telephones, scheduling appointments, updating case files, preparing spreadsheets, maintaining calendars, organizing documents, and preparing exhibit notebooks and binders.
- Receive and sort daily mail and deliveries.
- Obtain information from new and potential clients and respond to inquiries on various matters, such as the status of pending cases.
- Operate standard office equipment, including word processors, personal computers, calculators, duplicating machines, facsimile machines, printers, and scanners.
- Maintain break room and other common areas, including cleaning appliances.
- Make deliveries and run errands outside the office.
- Organize and maintain the file room, which requires lifting large and heavy boxes of files.
- Perform any other work-related tasks, including those related to law firm operations as assigned.
- Provide simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation between attorneys/support staff and clients.
Office Hours:
- Monday to Friday
- 9:00 . to 6:00 .
Work Schedule:
- The employee will work part-time for a minimum of 15 hours a week.
Working Conditions:
- There may be stressful conditions such as workloads and/or deadlines inherent in the position.
Physical Requirements:
- Must have the ability to move and lift file boxes weighing up to 25 pounds overhead.
Education:
- Completion of a high school diploma and simultaneous enrollment in a bachelor’s or associate degree is strongly preferred.
Experience:
- The position requires solid verbal and written communication skills and the ability to organize, multitask, prioritize, and work under pressure.
- Must have the ability to be resourceful and proactive.
Applicant Requirements:
- Detail-oriented and meticulous.
- Self-motivated and driven.
- Patient and adaptable.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment.
Special Requirements:
- The position requires the ability to be covered by a fidelity bond.
- The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal history background check and/or fingerprinting.
Salary Information:
- This position pays to per hour, commensurate with experience.
- Opportunities for overtime if full-time.
- When eligible, up to 2 weeks of paid time off for full-time employees.
- When eligible, 401(k) participation and discretionary employer match.
Application Instructions:
- Interested candidates must submit a current resume, cover letter with salary requirements, and unofficial transcripts from the most recent institution attended.
- Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
- NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE.
Job Type:
- Part-time
Work Location:
- In person at law firm
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
Posted Date:
- 05/02/2025
