Melehy & Associates, LLC · 1 month ago
Part time Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant
Silver Spring, MD
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$17/hr - $20/hrMelehy & Associates, LLC is a well-established plaintiffs’ employment law firm in Silver Spring seeking a part-time Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant. The role involves performing various administrative and clerical tasks, including client communication, document organization, and supporting attorneys with case management.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Screen telephone calls
Greet guests
Employees perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks such as:
Answering telephones
Scheduling appointments
Updating case files
Preparing spreadsheets
Maintaining calendars
Organizing documents and preparing exhibit notebooks and binders
Receiving and sorting daily mail and deliveries
Obtain information from new and potential clients
Responds to inquiries on a variety of matters such as the status of pending cases
Operates standard office equipment such as word processors, personal computers, calculators, duplicating machines, facsimile machines, printers, scanners, etc
Maintains break room and other common areas, including cleaning appliances
Makes deliveries and runs errands outside the office
Organizes and maintains file room. Requires lifting large and heavy boxes of files
Performs any other work-related things including those relating to Firm operations as assigned
Simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation between attorneys/support staff and clients
Qualification
Required
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organize, multitask, prioritize and work under pressure
Ability to be resourceful and to be proactive
Detail oriented and meticulous
Self-motivated and driven
Patient and adaptable
Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment
Ability to be covered by a fidelity bond
Pass a criminal history background check and/or fingerprinting
Ability to move and lift file boxes weighing up to 25 pounds overhead
Preferred
Completion of a high school diploma and simultaneous enrollment in a bachelor's or associate degree strongly preferred
Benefits
Up to 2 weeks of paid time off for full-time employees
401(k) participation and discretionary employer match
Company
Melehy & Associates, LLC
Melehy & Associates is a law firm of experienced trial lawyers with a commitment to aggressive and effective representation of the individuals and businesses we serve.
Founded in 1997
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase