Well-established plaintiffs’ side employment law firm in Silver Spring is seeking a recent high school graduate for our Full-time Spanish bilingual legal assistant position. Our firm litigates wage and hour and discrimination claims.

Duties and responsibilities

• Answer and screen telephone calls

• Interpret during telephone calls between lawyers/firm staff members and Spanish speaking individuals

• Greet guests

• perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks such as;

Schedule appointments

Update case files

Data entry

Organize documents and prepare exhibits notebooks and binders

Make deliveries

Receive and sort daily mail and deliveries

• Obtain information from new and potential clients.

• Respond to inquiries on a variety of matters such as the status of pending cases.

• Operate standard office equipment such as word processors, personal computers, calculators, duplicating machines, facsimile machines, printers, scanners, etc.

• Maintain break room and other common areas, including cleaning appliances and sanitizing of high-traffic areas and surfaces.

• Make deliveries and run errands outside the office.

• Organize and maintains file room. Requires lifting large and heavy boxes of files.

• Perform any other work-related things including those relating to Firm operations as assigned.

Office Hours

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Work Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Working Conditions

There may be stressful conditions such as workloads and/or deadlines inherent in the position.

Physical Requirements

Must have ability to move and lift file boxes weighing up to 25 pounds overhead.

Education

Completion of a high school diploma and simultaneous enrollment in a bachelor’s or associate degree strongly preferred.

Experience

Position requirements include solid verbal or written communication skills in both English and Spanish, and the ability to organize, multitask, prioritize and work under pressure. Must have the ability to be resourceful and to be proactive.

· Diligent and proactive

Detail oriented and meticulous

Self-motivated and driven

Patient and adaptable

Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment

Special Requirements

The position requires the ability to be covered by a fidelity bond. The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal history background check and/or fingerprinting.

Pay

This position pays $16.00 to $18.00 per hour.

Interested candidates must submit a current resume, cover letter with your salary requirements, and unofficial transcripts from the most recent institution attended. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis. NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Work Location: In person in Silver Spring