Legal Assistant - Bi-lingual Spanish

Job Description

Job Description

A Personal Injury Law Firm seeks a "TOP NOTCH" legal secretary / assistant to support their busy attorneys, as well as, handle office clerical duties. This position is groomed to become a paralegal.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MUST have experience in a professional office setting; law firm experience is desired.
• Bilingual Spanish
• Good data entry and computer skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft office.
• Switchboard, copier, scanner and computer experience.
• Excellent typing skills.
• Dictation is a plus.
• Welcoming and kind attitude.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receives and routes telephone calls via multi-line phone system, communicating with professionalism, respectfulness and tact.
• Greets clients and visitors and contacts appropriate individual or directs them to proper conference area.
• Schedules use of conference rooms.
• Records trial calendar information, and disseminates appropriate information throughout firm.
• Maintains neatness of reception area and conference rooms.
• Monitors the proper function of switchboard equipment and notifies appropriate contacts of problems.
• Trains new staff on standard front desk procedure and operation of switchboard.
• Performs administrative functions relating to filing, mailings, data entry, and document production on an as-needed basis.
• Remains flexible and open to requests for support or assistance outside of the scope of this job description and to other duties as directed by the Management team.

This is a FULL TIME IN OFFICE position...8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES PLEASE FORWARD RESUME