What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at McLain Legal Services PC?
Law firm in Southwest Portland seeks a legal assistant. Job duties include reception, calendaring, customer service, filing case documents, and the organization and upkeep of our internal filing systems.
This position has the potential to evolve into a paralegal job, with training.
Great customer service skills are paramount, as this role will serve as our clients' first point of contact. The role also requires high attention to detail and organizational capabilities.
Preferred Skills:
* Experience in customer service and highly motivated. Excellent phone communication skills
are necessary. If you describe yourself as a “people person” you might be a good fit!
* Detail-oriented and organized thinker with excellent system-tracking skills. The attorneys will
rely on this position to organize our client files.
* Willingness to water plants, organize our inventory system, shred; close old case files and keep the office in an orderly manner. We are situated in a unique building which comes with various upkeep needs. The legal assistant is responsible for some of this upkeep.
* Ability to organize, redact and understand financial documents.
* Bachelor's degrees preferred but not required.
* Please do not apply if you are not willing to undergo a background check
* Proficient in Microsoft Office Word and Excel, Adobe Acrobat.
Please submit both a résumé, cover letter, and list of 1-3 references.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Paid time off
Retirement benefits
Major Holidays off
Fun working environment (our office is located inside a Castle!)
Free Parking
Schedule:
This position is full time, 40 hours per week 8:30am-5:00pm M-F
Ability to Commute/Relocate:
Portland, OR 97239: Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work
(Required)
We cannot offer relocation assistance.
Education:
Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
Experience:
Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)
Customer Service: 1 Year
Work Location:
One location
Work Remotely:
No