Legal Assistant/Receptionist

Fast paced law firm is seeking Legal Assistant/Receptionist for their White Plains and New City offices.                                                                                                                                                                             

The ideal candidate has 2 years of Legal Assistant experience preparing discovery responses/pleadings and motions as well as answering phones while handling administrative responsibilities.

The position is paying up to $75K and the firm is looking to hire ASAP.

Responsibilities

• Answering and directing phone calls
• Greeting clients.
• Responding to client requests via email and telephone
• Monitoring deadlines
• Scheduling appointments
• Preparing materials for client meetings
• Organizing and maintaining client files
• Drafting correspondence
• Scanning, copying, and filing of documents in an electronic file management system
• Review and process correspondence received regarding the case file.
• Research and locate all possible Defendants and Insurance coverage.
• Additional administrative duties assigned as needed.
• Execute other office administration tasks as assigned
• Liaise with clients, attorneys, team, and advisors as the mainline of communication

Qualifications

• Minimum two years professional office experience required Excellent customer service skills.
• Bachelor's degree required
• Candidate must have excellent phone manner, possess strong computer, organizational and communication skills.
• Must have reliable transportation and be willing to work in more than one office location.
• Detailed oriented.
• Comfortable working with computer programs.
• Highly organized, able to handle multiple tasks at once.