Legal Assistant, Legal Collections
About The Position
Responsible for supporting Legal and Operations teams during daily operations. This position will collaborate with a team of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal assistants locally, domestically, and internationally, in pursuit of a highly efficient legal and operational business practice. Responsible for a variety of administrative legal functions including manual and electronic filing of legal documents, telephone interaction with court staff, supporting tasks in the electronic system of record ILMS, and liaising with in-house attorneys to facilitate the review and execution of documents.
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- 1-2 years administrative support
- Basic Microsoft Office skills (Word, Outlook, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage the printing, scanning, and sorting of documents
- Ability to handle/process a large workload and volume
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information
- Ability to operate a variety of office equipment (e.g., printers, scanners, fax machines)
Nice To Haves
- Associate's degree in Administrative, Legal, or similar field
- 1-2 years Administrative, Legal, and/or previous office experience
- Knowledge of legal concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures necessary to understand court filing requirements
- Knowledge of online e-filing vendors (e.g., PACER) and legal search engines (e.g., WestLaw and LEXIS)
- Knowledge of basic mailroom concepts, including processing of inbound and outbound mail
- Ability to handle the manual paper and electronic filing of documents with courts
- Ability to track and comply with deadlines
- Ability to maintain, organize, and compile information and documents from various sources in a functional order
Responsibilities
- Scan, print, and sort documents with a high degree of accuracy and organization.
- Process inbound and outbound mail including USPS, FedEx, and UPS.
- File manual and electronic legal documents with courts.
- Provide phone support through incoming calls on the legal line- set hearings, respond to specific requests, and give case updates, as needed.
- Update case status in case management system.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Monthly incentives or annual bonus
- Paid training and development programs
- Promote-from-within philosophy
- Informal accolades
- Formal company-wide awards and prizes
- Tuition Assistance
- Comprehensive healthcare plans and options
- Fitness membership reimbursements
- Weight watchers
- Wellness rewards Program
- Up to eight hours of paid time off each year to volunteer
- Volunteer grants
- Matching financial donations, up to US$ 2,500 per employee annually
- Retirement Savings
- Company paid leave for new family support
- New parent flex time
- Child back-up care options
- Team-building events
- Paid and floating holidays
- Generous paid-time-off
- Wellness and mental health initiatives
- Environmental efforts
- Leadership training
- Skill-building
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
