Bilingual (Spanish and English) Legal Assistant

Job description:

Legionnaire Law Firm, PLLC is a growing law firm in Dallas, Texas which handles various legal matters in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. We are looking for a full-time (in-person, approximately 40 hours a week) legal assistant. Our new hire will have a key role in the firm by handling potential client intake, communicating with active clients and assisting them as needed, communicating with third parties, preparing, handling, organizing, and filing legal documents, among other job tasks.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish (required)
• Polite, courteous, and professional (required)
• Proficiency in administrative and computer skills (required)
• Maintain confidentiality of clients’ information, files, and cases (required)
• Highly organized and detail-oriented (required)
• Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle to travel to courthouses or post office as needed (required)
• Willingness to learn (required)
• Ability to multi-task (required)
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Experience in answering phone calls in a business setting (preferred)
• Experience in legal field (preferred)

Responsibilities:

• Answer office phone and return any missed calls or voicemails. Input potential clients into case database.
• Keep track of clients’ cases and deadlines.
• Assist clients as needed.
• Attend meetings with clients or prospective clients.
• Assist with discovery proceedings, document production, prepare exhibits, and upload documents to case database.
• Mail legal documents at post office.
• Call clients to remind them of payments.
• Maintain appointment and case calendar.
• E-file and save case documents.
• Assist in hearing/trial preparation.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Free parking
• Paid holidays
• Opportunities for advancement

Schedule:

• Office hours (9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.)
• Monday - Friday
• No weekends

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish and English (Required)

License/Certification:

• driver's license and a reliable vehicle (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Dallas, TX 75234 (Required)

Work Location: In person