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Starting in early April 2023, two lawyers are looking to hire and start a responsible person for a full-time position to work as the Legal Assistant for their law practices while also serving as the Receptionist for the building. This job opening exists because our current legal assistant will be moving on to law school, and she will assist in training the new hire.
Legal Assistant Duties:
-Filling out templates on letters and motions to send to clients and courts for retainer agreements, motions for discovery, notices of appearance, and emailing clients their case outcomes.
-maintaining an up-to-date firm calendar
-Maintaining files, both physical and digital
-Processing payments, sending receipts, and updating booking
-calling court clerks and prosecutors to get available dates in setting cases
-printing, faxing, scanning, etc.
Receptionist Duties:
-receptionist at the front desk for our business and other tenants in the building. Responsibilities include greeting clients and guests, signing for packages, answering the phones when lawyers are in court, and other front-desk tasks. A professional janitorial service cleans the office, but there will also be some light cleaning duties.
-Other duties as assigned.
This is a normal 8am to 5pm job. We really like to hire people with experience in customer service, especially if they've waited tables and worked in restaurants, so be sure to include that in your resume. You must be detail oriented and to prove this, in addition to sending a resume, you must also submit a cover letter and in the post script of your cover letter, write the word “hamburger.” Applications without this will not be considered. If you are a recent graduate or soon-to-be, you should also submit an unofficial transcript.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35,000.00 per year
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Work Location: One location
Full Time
$42k-56k (estimate)
01/29/2023
02/27/2023
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