What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Mandarich Law Group, LLP?
Legal Assistant / Paralegal
Mandarich Law Group, LLP is a creditors' rights law firm located in Williamsville, NY. We are looking for great people to bring their passion and strong work ethic to the job. Currently we have an opening for a Legal Assistant/Paralegal.
This a full-time, non-exempt position. Base schedule is Monday thru Friday 8AM to 5PM.
Interested applicants: We require a completed employment applicant and resume.
We also work on other states from the Chicago office, including CA, WA, OR, HI, AK, ID, NV, MO, IA, MI, and NY.
Job Summary:
Essential Job Functions:
- Follow set procedures and steps to review accounts
- e e-filing approved documents on various court portals
- Following up on e-filed documents online, downloading filed documents
- Docketing relevant information
- Communicating with court clerks for status updates via phone
- Closing accounts in our system once certain criteria has been met
Skills/Knowledge/Education:
- Prior law firm experience.
- Prior banking or logistics experience also a plus.
- Above average customer service skills preferred.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Minimum: High school diploma. Preferred: Bachelors or Paralegal Certificate.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, SOP Standard Operating Procedures and procedure manuals.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
REASONING ABILITY
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS - None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstance change (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs, or technological developments.
“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment”.
As an equal opportunity employer, Mandarich Law Group LLP, will give your application full consideration without regard to your race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, religion, status with request to public assistance, or any other protected characteristic or status under applicable law.
Salary : $38,000 - $48,100