Spherion Staffing is seeking a temporary BILINGUAL Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join our client's Personal Injury team in Freehold, NJ.

This is a temporary assignment - 6-8 weeks.

The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following:

• Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
• Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
• Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
• Open and close files.
• Manage a caseload of up to 80.
• Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial.
• Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
• Compose e-mails and correspondence.
• Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
• Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
• Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
• Answering inquiries from potential new clients.

The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:

• At least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
• Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
• Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office
• Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Dropbox
• Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills
• Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
• Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced office setting

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN PERSONAL INJURY LAW!

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)