Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Maryland Center for Legal Assistance (MCLA) expands access to justice by providing free, compassionate, innovative, and high-quality legal services. Through comprehensive legal advice, education, and collaboration with community partners, we empower all people, regardless of means or background, to navigate the civil legal system with confidence.

MCLA, through a contract with the Maryland Judiciary, operates Court Help Centers throughout Maryland to provide in-person and remote legal advice to civil litigants via phone, chat, email, and video conference. The Help Centers deal with a wide range of civil legal matters, including landlord-tenant, consumer matters such as debt collection and credit card cases, child support, and criminal record expungements to remove barriers to obtaining housing, employment, and child custody.

MCLA announces an immediate opening for a full-time Administrative Assistant position in the Anne Arundel County Family Law Help Center. The administrative assistant helps litigants sign in for services, directs them to appropriate resources, ensures all administrative functions are met, and provides administrative support to the leadership team and staff attorneys. 

Job Description: 

• Greet visitors and guide them through the intake process.
• Answer telephone calls and direct phone calls to relevant staff.
• Enter data accurately and efficiently.
• Order supplies.
• Maintain an accurate, updated filing system for all matters in the Anne Arundel County Family Law Help Center.
• Update online calendars.
• Coordinate submission of necessary human resources and information technology documents.
• Generate reports and other assignments as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Good time management and organizational skills.
• A professional and personable demeanor.
• Proficiency with technology, including data entry.
• Excellent Written and oral communication abilities, including experience designing and making presentations.
• Well-versed in Microsoft Office and able to quickly grasp new technologies.

Required Education and Experience

• High School or GED Equivalent 
• 1-2 years of administrative experience in an office setting or law firm

Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $47,000 - $55,000. In addition, MLA provides employees with a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k)-retirement plan, 2 weeks paid time off, paid sick leave, 14 annual paid holidays, and more.

Additional Requirements:

• Please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications with your online application.
• References will be required at the time of the final interview.
• The position will remain open until filled.
  
  
  

Maryland Center for Legal Assistance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace, reflective of our core values, for all employees.

Anyone interested in applying must send an updated resume and cover letter via the online application.