Administrative Assistant, Legal Aid Bureau, Rockville, MD
Legal Aid Bureau -
Rockville, MD,
US
Administrative Assistant
Date Posted: 2024-06-20
Job description
Maryland Center for Legal Assistance (MCLA) expands access to justice by providing free, compassionate, innovative, and high-quality legal services. Through comprehensive legal advice, education, and collaboration with community partners, we empower all people, regardless of means or background, to navigate the civil legal system with confidence.
MCLA, through a contract with the Maryland Judiciary, operates Court Help Centers throughout Maryland to provide legal advice to civil litigants in person and via phone, chat, email, and videoconference. The Help Centers deal with a wide range of civil legal matters, including landlord-tenant, consumer matters such as debt collection and credit card cases, child support, and criminal record expungements to remove barriers to obtaining housing, employment, and child custody.
Job Summary:
MCLA announces an immediate opening for a full-time Administrative Assistant position in Rockville, MD. The administrative assistant assists litigants in signing in for services, directs litigants to appropriate resources, ensures that all administrative functions are met, provides administrative assistance to the leadership team, and staff attorneys.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Good time management and organizational skills; a professional and personable demeanor; proficiency with technology, including data entry; excellent written and oral communication skills; experience in handling a variety of high-volume workloads and prioritizing time-sensitive tasks; expertise with Microsoft Office, Excel, and experience in law office procedures and management of office staff.
Work Environment
Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting with regular interaction via telephone, videoconference, instant messaging and email, and in-person.
Benefits
The salary range for this position is $40,000.00 - $49, 000.00. In addition, MCLA provides employees with a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k)-retirement plan, 2 weeks paid time off, paid sick leave, 14 annual paid holidays, and more!
Additional Requirements:
MCLA is committed to equity, justice, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, MCLA seeks to hire individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives that are reflective of the communities we serve, including people with disabilities, people of color, women, and members of traditionally underrepresented groups.
MCLA, through a contract with the Maryland Judiciary, operates Court Help Centers throughout Maryland to provide legal advice to civil litigants in person and via phone, chat, email, and videoconference. The Help Centers deal with a wide range of civil legal matters, including landlord-tenant, consumer matters such as debt collection and credit card cases, child support, and criminal record expungements to remove barriers to obtaining housing, employment, and child custody.
Job Summary:
MCLA announces an immediate opening for a full-time Administrative Assistant position in Rockville, MD. The administrative assistant assists litigants in signing in for services, directs litigants to appropriate resources, ensures that all administrative functions are met, provides administrative assistance to the leadership team, and staff attorneys.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Greet visitors and guide them through the intake process.
- Answer telephone calls and direct phone calls to relevant staff.
- Enter data accurately and efficiently.
- Order supplies.
- Maintain accurate, updated filing system for all matters in the Rockville Help Center.
- Update online calendars.
- Coordinate submission of necessary human resources and information technology documents.
- Generate reports and other assignments as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
Good time management and organizational skills; a professional and personable demeanor; proficiency with technology, including data entry; excellent written and oral communication skills; experience in handling a variety of high-volume workloads and prioritizing time-sensitive tasks; expertise with Microsoft Office, Excel, and experience in law office procedures and management of office staff.
Work Environment
Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting with regular interaction via telephone, videoconference, instant messaging and email, and in-person.
Benefits
The salary range for this position is $40,000.00 - $49, 000.00. In addition, MCLA provides employees with a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life insurance, a 401(k)-retirement plan, 2 weeks paid time off, paid sick leave, 14 annual paid holidays, and more!
Additional Requirements:
- Please submit a resume and cover letter describing your interest and qualifications with your online application.
- References will be required at the time of the final interview.
MCLA is committed to equity, justice, and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, MCLA seeks to hire individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives that are reflective of the communities we serve, including people with disabilities, people of color, women, and members of traditionally underrepresented groups.