Legal Assistant
Annual Compensation $10,800 - $13,500 US-Dollars
Job Duck is a virtual staffing company that matches candidates to work from home for a single U.S.-based business, usually a law firm.
A Legal Assistant is there to make sure all procedures, documents, administrative tasks, and pieces of content for legal cases are where they should be. They are in charge of reviewing, proofreading, organizing, transcribing, and correcting legal documents. Thanks to the legal assistant, all information relevant to a case is in the designated space and category.
Employees are granted holidays as per the U.S. holiday calendar, as well as paid annual vacation time (10 days of paid vacation in the 1st year — 5 days after trial and 5 days after six months).
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a) A copy of your resume in .DOC format.
b) A 300-500 word essay explaining why should we hire from your country in . DOC format (The document should be typed instead of containing a pasted image of your essay.). This document helps us evaluate your writing skills, we would like you to use your own words, please avoid copying from external sources.
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Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Communicate with clients and gather necessary documents and information to begin building a case.
- Draft, proofread, and file or send legal documents.
- Manage administrative responsibilities, such as calendar and email management.
- File and maintain electronic documents and records.
- Keep clients informed by maintaining contact and communicating case progress.
- Submit records and documents to respective courthouses.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Team player.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
– Holidays as per the U.S. holiday calendar;
– Paid annual vacation time (10 days of paid vacation in the 1st year 5 days after trial and 5 days after six months);
– Permanent home office.
– Base Pay;
– Paid Time Off;
– Holiday Pay where applicable;
– Eligible for Pay Raises every 6 months;
– Eligible for Annual Bonuses;
– Referral Bonuses;
– Full Time;
– Long-Term Career Opportunity;
– Maternity/Paternity Leave;
– Professional Development and Training opportunities;
– Dedicated Team Member for ongoing support during employment;
– Core Value Alignment.