Full time Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant

MELEHY AND ASSOCIATES LLC•Silver Spring , MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Well-established plaintiffs’ employment law firm in Silver Spring seeks a Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant position. Our firm litigates wage and hour and employment discrimination claims. The employee will work full-time for a maximum of 40 hours a week. There may be stressful conditions such as workloads and/or deadlines inherent in the position.

Requirements

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
Must pass a criminal history background check and/or fingerprinting

Nice To Haves

Spanish Bilingual

Responsibilities

Screen telephone calls
Greet guests
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
Performs any other work-related things including those relating to Firm operations as assigned
Simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation between attorneys/support staff and clients