Bilingual Receptionist/Legal Assistant

Law Office of Yovanna Vargas is a small immigration law firm, looking for a full time bilingual receptionist/ legal assistant. The person looking to apply must be energetic, motivated, a team player, and self-driven who loves working in a fast-paced environment. Applicants must be highly organized, able to multi-task, possess strong verbal and written communication skills (English and Spanish ), and be able to solve problems quickly. Individuals must enjoy interacting with clients.

Duties:

• Assist attorney and paralegals on various tasks as needed
• Greets incoming appointments and visitors
• Answers and routes phone calls
• Maintains reception and conference rooms for meetings
• Calendar appointments
• Prepares new contracts
• Follows up with leads via phone/email/correspondence
• Administrative duties: answer/return calls, scan, file, print/copy, fax
• Opens and distributes general firm’s mail, faxes, and other material
• Run errands such as to FedEx, USPS, or DHL locations
• Prepares and mails invoices
• Prepares new files
• Copy files/documents
• Scan files/documents
• Complete various tasks assigned by paralegals as needed
• The firm reserves the right to modify duties and amend job description at any given time.

Candidate:

• Must be bilingual (English & Spanish)
• Strong verbal/written skills in Spanish and English
• Neat, polished, and professional demeanor
• Strong sense of customer service and ability to work in team environment
• Detailed oriented
• Ability to multitask
• Excellent work ethic
• Ability to lift a minimum of 30 pounds
• Ability to type at least 55 WPM
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
• Customer Service: 1 Year experience

Compensation Depends on Experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• What kind of experience have you had in immigration-related work?

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• legal secretary: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person