About this role
Paralegal (Entry Level) - Remote
The Paralegal (Entry Level) position will assist attorneys with complex civil litigation documents and workflow procedures
Essential Functions
- Review documents in a custom built database in order to extract information and input the same into the database
- Maintain measured workflow expectations
- May be responsible for preparing travel and check request documents
- May be responsible for updating various S&J office lists and logs
- May be responsible for keeping all vendor information up to date
- May be responsible for coding and sending all A/P invoices to DC office for payment
- May assist with keeping inventory and orders all office forms (taxi vouchers, messenger and overnight delivery – UPS, Federal Express, and Overnight Express)
- May assist with coding and sending all A/P invoices to DC office for payment
- Assists Administrative Attorney with maintenance of all administrative files
- May Learn MMSEA filing req, executive quarterly filing, and update database Medicare fields as needed
- Research and resolve issues with invoicing
Non-Essential Functions
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification
- Facility with computer applications
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Four year degree
Success Factors
- Excellent attention to detail skills.
- Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment in carrying out responsibilities of the job.
- Strong initiative
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task
- Team Player
- Demonstrated strong professional customer service skills.
- Working knowledge (hands-on) of Microsoft Office Applications (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel) and must remain current on all S&J software where it affects the responsibilities of the position.
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and projects and complete them under time constraints.
- Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills.
- Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate with a diverse group of clients, attorneys, staff and vendors, and to provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact, while safeguarding confidentiality
Work Environment
- Non-smoking environment.
- Must be able to work under tight deadlines and in stressful situations.
- Available to work 9:00am – 5:30pm Monday through Friday.
- Position will be primarily remote after initial training in Washington, D.C. office
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $40,000. The actual base salary offered will be dependent upon the applicant’s experience and qualifications, as well as other job