PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

Job Location will be one of the SVLAS field offices - which are located in Marion and Christiansburg and Castlewood.

QUALIFICATIONS:

▪ High School Diploma, plus secretarial experience or experience equal to meet the demands of the job.

▪ Excellent spelling and grammar.

▪ Knowledge of Microsoft WORD

▪ Type at least 60 wpm.

▪ Experience with data entry into a computerized database

▪ Self-motivation to implement and/or improve office systems, as necessary

▪ Ability to handle high-pressure situations and work overload

▪ Ability to communicate well with a wide range of clients who may be in a crisis situation

▪ Must have knowledge of or willingness to quickly learn the meaning of court documents,pleadings and legal terminology.

DUTIES:

▪ Share telephone answering duties and greet the public

▪ Do client intake, as needed, which involves interviewing the applicant to obtain abreakdown of the applicant’s assets, income and liabilities. If the client is financiallyeligible for services, obtain information regarding the facts of the case, hearing dates,adverse parties, and other information which will help the attorney be immediatelyfamiliar with the client’s legal issue.

▪ Use a computerized database program to enter client information into the database.

▪ Responsible for maintaining a tickler system, court docket calendar, opening and closingcases, and mailing documents to clients.

▪ Responsible for opening mail and logging in all incoming monies.

▪ Responsible for client trust ledger, checkbook and issuing receipts for client fee payments.

▪ Responsible for staying current about court filing procedures and fees.

▪ Responsible for typing as requested by attorneys. This may include letters, briefs,complaints and memorandums.

▪ Responsible for taking messages from clients and relaying them to the appropriateattorney, and relaying messages to clients at the direction of attorneys.

▪ Responsible for filing and neat organization of the office, and such other duties as may beassigned by the Managing Attorney, Executive Director or Director of Administration.

▪ Participate in skills training as directed by the Managing Attorney and/or ExecutiveDirector

EMAIL Letter of Interest, Resume and Three References to jcarico@svlas.org and also to svlas@svlas.org. The subject line should say "Paralegal/Legal Assistant".

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Christiansburg, VA 24073: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person