Legal Secretary/Assistant
Starting pay at $1,200 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 Secretary/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 secretary/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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“Do you feel attention to detail is important?” Please, answer this question by placing the words “Apple Pie”
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3) You will be asked to submit the following documents:
a) A copy of your resume in .DOC format.
b) An audio file that is no longer than 60 seconds in which you introduce yourself and tell us about your motivation for applying to this position.
c) A screenshot of your English Test Result. CLICK HERE to take the English test.
d) Agree to our terms of service and click “Submit”.
*On the application form, Please select “Legal Secretary/Assistant” from the drop menu titled “What position are you applying for?”.
Be sure that all your documents are in English, and that they do not contain your contact information (ie. email, phone number, physical location, social media links), or any discussion of your compensation requirements.⠀We look forward to hearing from you!
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.
– Starting pay at $1,200 US Dollars per month;
– 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.
