Position: Legal Assistant
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 48hrs/week EST (TBD with client)
Salary Range: 1000 – 1200 USD
About the company:
We have been proudly serving residents of the Bronx community for over 40 years. Practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Slip & Fall cases, Motor Vehicle Accidents, and Premises Liability.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist paralegals and legal officers in their daily tasks and assignments
- Draft, review, prepare, and process legal documents efficiently and accurately
- Summarize medical records, create treatment/event timelines, and develop chronological medical summaries
- Complete application forms and submit them for review by the Supervisor
- Handle the filing of legal documents with U.S. government agencies
- Keep clients informed by monitoring and coordinating the status of filed applications and providing regular updates
- Establish and maintain organized client records and files
- Conduct legal research to support case-related tasks and assignments
- Undertake other job-related duties as they arise from time to time
- A fast and reliable internet connection (at least 100 mbps)
- Working back-up internet connection (mobile data not included)
- In-home office setup including Windows Computer (including webcam) with the most recent version of MS Office installed (all programs; Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- No less than 8 GB RAM
- Minimum of Intel Core i5 processor or equivalent.
- Adobe Acrobat Pro or any PDF editor
- Note: Mac does not support some of the required applications needed for the role
Qualifications:
- At least 1 year of experience in a similar role
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- Proficiency in using office software and legal research tools.
- Willing to stay in the company for 3 years or more
