The Montgomery County office of Maryland Legal Aid announces a full-time administrative assistant position for qualified applicants to perform receptionist, clerical, administrative, and light secretarial duties.
Duties/Responsibilities
• Greets clients and visitors, answers multi-line phones, take messages, and provides referrals;
• Provides data entry for prescreen and as needed
• Maintains mail log, sorts, distributes, and scans incoming mail (once daily, except for twice daily on Monday or following office closings) and prepares outgoing mail; twice daily
• Provides light secretarial support, as needed, including typing legal documents and general correspondence and assists staff with formatting, printing,faxing, copying, and scanning of documents and other information;
• Records and prepares office meeting and training summaries and agendas;
• Maintains, organizes, and updates legal forms, brochures, and other printed materials;
• Maintains office filing systems, including performing routine filing, file retrieval, and file purging;
• Assists Office Manager with maintaining general upkeep of unit computers, printers, and copiers and keeps work area and lobby area neat
• Performs general office duties, as assigned, and is willing to perform other functions within the scope of employment to assist in the efficient operation of the office.
Please send an updated resumé and cover letter to John Marshall, Chief Attorney, at https://www.mdlab.org/careers/ or copy this URL https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.... or click here.
Qualifications
A high school diploma or GED equivalent and experience working in an office setting. Legal experience preferred but not required. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and have the ability to communicate accurately and clearly both orally and in writing. Must maintain a pleasant telephone manner with a customer service oriented “can do” approach to work and be able to work under pressure. Spanish language proficiency required.
Principal Working Relationships
Applicants for services, clients, attorneys, paralegals, and office manager
Please send an updated resumé and cover letter to John Marshall, Chief Attorney, at https://www.mdlab.org/careers/ or copy this URL https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.... or click here.
Please send an updated resumé and cover letter to John Marshall, Chief Attorney, at https://www.mdlab.org/careers/ or copy this URL https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.... or click here.