Legal Clerk

Hayt Hayt & Landau PL•Atlanta, GA

105d•Onsite

About The Position

Hayt Hayt & Landau is a law firm and a debt collector with over 25 years of experience specializing in debt collection matters. Our offices are located in both Florida and Georgia, representing major banking and financial institutions, as well as national debt purchasing companies. We are looking for a legal clerk to handle case follow up for civil litigation. Your goal will be to perform the job with little to no errors, learn quickly, and handle a large volume of legal documents in an appropriate amount of time. Our clerks handle the filing, document processing, and data entry of civil lawsuits related to debt collection. We are based out of Miami, Florida and our Atlanta office handles all processing of Georgia cases. Although we are a debt collection firm, our Miami office handles all correspondence with debtors. We handle all filing and processing with the courts and communication with opposing counsels. This is a great position for someone looking to enter the legal field. We provide extensive on-the-job training and work directly with new hires as they learn legal processes.

Requirements

Well-organized, with sharp attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure
Good communication and literacy skills
A desire to learn more about civil litigation
Ability to learn quickly and ask the appropriate questions to learn the job to the best of your ability
Background, Drug, Credit, and Fingerprint tests done prior to hiring

Nice To Haves

Office experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Identify legal documents by title and contents
Enter legal data into our software system, Q-Law
Communicate with courts to follow up with cases
Regularly work lists of files to keep up to date
Work directly with a team of attorneys and clerks to keep files moving through the litigation process
Request and process documents with the Magistrate, State, and Superior Courts of the state of Georgia. This includes scanning, copying, and mailing documents as well as following up with the court regarding filings