Candidate must possess excellent interpersonal and customer service skills to communicate with senior level attorneys, partners, clients, opposing counsels, vendors, staff, and others. Must also have the ability to operate multi-line telephone systems and office equipment such as Mac computers, printers, scanners, copier and video conferencing equipment. Professional appearance and polished demeanor; respect for confidentiality and discretion; attention to detail; positive, upbeat attitude; patience in dealing with difficult clients and/or visitors; dependable.
Strong spelling and grammar skills; familiarity with legal terms and jargon and an understanding of various office forms and legal documents is a plus but not required.
Duties include:
- Greeting clients and visitors and answering visitor inquiries
- Answering and routing incoming calls on a multi-line telephone system
- Scheduling and routing clients
- Maintaining and scheduling conference rooms
- Maintaining the waiting area, lobby or other public areas
- Serving coffee or tea to guests
- Scanning, photocopying, faxing and filing documents, clearing scan folder and open client files
- Collecting and routing mail and hand-delivered packages
- Any other task as assigned by attorneys and paralegals
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Microsoft Powerpoint: 1 year (Preferred)
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person