In this role you will provide support to a lawyer or a law firm team, assisting them with a range of tasks. Experience in personal injury cases is a plus. You will be working 50 hours per week during American business hours and get paid weekly.
Responsibilities:
« Doing legal research for discovery
« Doing legal writing (motions, documents)
« Answering and screening emails and calls
« Entering, screening, and processing data
« Preparing and editing legal documents
« Scheduling hearings and meetings
« Supporting client billing and payments
« Preparing and editing website content
« Managing business social media accounts
« Creating task boards and project schedules
« Maintaining customer files and documents
Qualification & Experience Requirements
« Fluent in English, written and oral
« Experience managing business correspondence in English
« Experience supporting lawyers, paralegals, or law firms 2+ years
« Experience in legal research and legal writing (family law)
« Experience using legal software like Clio, Lexis, Westlaw, Casetext
« Experience of working in international teams (preferably with Americans)
« Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications
« Intermediate knowledge of social media management
« Excellent personal presentation and telephone manner
Preferred Skills
« Hard-working, reliable, flexible, and adaptable
« Positive, with a can-do attitude to work
« Solution-orientated and resilient to stress
« Able to handle new situations and issues
« Outstanding time management & prioritizing skills
« Able to handle difficult customers and clients