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Position: Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Status: Full-time
Hourly pay: $10-17 per hour depending on experience; raises and bonuses based on performance
Osterbind Law, PLLC, a fast-paced, family-run personal injury law firm located in Lynchburg, Virginia, is seeking an experienced and organized full-time receptionist/legal assistant. This is an entry level position providing administrative support and legal assistance in a law firm setting with friendly, but focused attorneys.
This position is not for everyone; however, it will be the perfect fit for someone. We are growing!
We need a self-starter. We need someone that is disciplined and can execute a busy schedule with ease and thrives on the pace of a busy law office. We also need someone that is independent and can run with a project until it is completed, problem solved. Knowing how to Get Things Done is essential. Solution oriented candidates are welcome. You will work, each weekday, with the following people: current clients, past clients, potential clients, referral sources, attorneys, court staff, paralegals.
You must love the telephone and email as many of the tasks for this position center around communicating (well) to people over the phone and by email.
Work Days: 8:30 to 5:00 (business hours) Monday-Friday. One hour for lunch.
Description:
The ideal candidate will have experience in a law firm environment preferably with an injury focus, but this is not essential for the perfect person. Computer proficient, of course. Personable. Welcoming. Punctual. Dependable. Very comfortable writing, editing and ensuring detailed documents are just right. Eager to learn. Eager to help clients. LOVES TO BE BUSY. Detail-oriented with the ability to manage a variety of tasks from a variety of different sources (clients, courts, other team members).
This position requires excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail, quick response time, and experience working with software and technology. Other duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
General office and administrative tasks, including answering phones, managing incoming emails, incoming and outgoing mail, voicemails, calendared appointments, extensive email and phone reminders, phone response to inquiries, communication with the public, and generally keeping clients happy and informed about the progress of their case by interacting with clients in a consistently helpful, informative, and positive manner.
-Scanning, copying, and uploading incoming and outgoing paper to a cloud-based digital system.
-Assist with client intake, court filings, online filings, and more.
-Light cleaning.
Skills Required:
-Excellent presentation, writing, and communication skills
-Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
-Apple OS
-Electronic case file management including scanning, creating electronic documents and organizing electronic documents
-Working well under deadlines
-Proofreading
Experience working with MyCase legal practice management software preferred.
Osterbind Law, PLLC offers a comfortable and collaborative work environment as well as competitive compensation.
READY TO APPLY?
Follow these instructions:
Please submit your cover letter, resume, writing sample, references, and transcript via USPS (snail mail) and email. Email must follow these instructions:
1. SUBJECT LINE MUST SAY: ID LOVE TO WORK FOR YOU.
2. ATTACH A DETAILED COVER LETTER OUTLINING WHY YOU ARE THE PERFECT CANDIDATE.
3. ATTACH A RESUME
4. OPTIONAL, but encouraged: WRITING SAMPLE, REFERENCES FROM PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS, COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT (unofficial transcript is fine); the current employer will not be contacted unless we get permission from you first.
You may call Hannah two weeks after mailing your application regarding this position and to confirm receipt by calling 434-515-2807.
Please also mail your application to this exact address:
OSTERBIND LAW, PLLC
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
ATTN: BRANDON S. OSTERBIND, ESQ
1216 GREENVIEW DRIVE, SUITE A
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24502
Please note if you would like your application to remain confidential from your current employer in the cover letter.
If you cant follow these directions, then you probably wont get a call back for an interview.
We will be flexible on the start date for the right candidate, so start at a date most convenient for you.
