Full-time Spanish Bilingual Receptionist/Legal Assistant

MELEHY AND ASSOCIATES LLC; Silver Spring (MD); Presencial; USD 23.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) When Eligible

7 Paid Holidays

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

MELEHY AND ASSOCIATES LLC, a well-established plaintiffs’ employment law firm in Silver Spring, seeks a Spanish bilingual Receptionist/Legal Assistant. The role supports attorneys and staff with administrative tasks and interprets between Spanish and English.

Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering calls, scheduling, filing, and maintaining calendars and case files. The position offers full-time hours, in-person work, and benefits such as holidays and 401(k) when eligible.

Formación

• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize, multitask, prioritize and work under pressure.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required or strongly preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Answer and screen telephone calls.
• Greet guests.
• Provide simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation between attorneys, staff and clients.
• Schedule appointments and update case files.
• Prepare spreadsheets and maintain calendars.
• Organize documents and prepare exhibit notebooks/binders.
• Receive and sort daily mail and deliveries.
• Obtain information from new and potential clients.
• Respond to inquiries on status of pending cases.
• Operate standard office equipment (computers, printers, scanners).
• Maintain break room and other common areas and clean appliances.
• Make deliveries and run errands outside the office.
• Organize and maintain file room; lift boxes up to 25 pounds.
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.

Conocimientos

Spanish-English interpretation

Office administration

Educación

High school diploma

Herramientas

Office equipment

Descripción del empleo

Benefits

• 401(k) When Eligible
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Paid time off

Well-established plaintiffs’ employment law firm in Silver Spring seeks a Spanish Bilingual Receptionist/Legal Assistant. Our firm litigates wage and hour and employment discrimination claims.

Duties and responsibilities

• Answer and screen telephone calls
• Greet guests
• Simultaneous Spanish-English interpretation between attorneys/support staff and clients
• Employee performs a variety of administrative and clerical tasks such as:
  • 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. Requires lifting large and heavy boxes of files.
• Performs any other work-related things including those relating to Firm operations as assigned.

Office Hours

Monday to Friday

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

Work Schedule

The employee will work full-time for a maximum of 40 hours a week.

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 required.

Experience

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

Applicant Requirements

• 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 $20.00 per hour, commensurate with experience. Opportunities for overtime if full-time. When eligible, 7 paid holidays and up to 2 weeks of paid time off for full-time employees. When eligible, 401(k) participation and discretionary employer match.

Job Type: full-time

Work Location: In person in Silver Spring