Part time Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant

Well-established plaintiffs’ employment law firm in Silver Spring seeks a part-time Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant position. Our firm litigates wage and hour and employment discrimination claims.

• 7 paid holidays
• 401(k) when eligible
• Paid time off

• Screen telephone calls
• Greet guests
• Perform administrative and clerical tasks such as:
  • Answering telephones
  • Scheduling appointments
  • Updating case files
  • Preparing spreadsheets
  • Maintaining calendars
  • Organizing documents and preparing exhibit notebooks and binders
  • Receiving and sorting daily mail and deliveries
• Obtain information from new and potential clients
• Respond to inquiries on a variety of matters such as the status of pending cases
• Operate standard office equipment such as word processors, personal computers, calculators, duplicating machines, facsimile machines, printers, scanners, etc.
• Maintain break room and other common areas, including cleaning appliances
• Make deliveries and run errands outside the office
• Organize and maintain file room requiring lifting large and heavy boxes of files
• Perform any other work‑related tasks assigned by the firm
• Simultaneous Spanish‑English interpretation between attorneys/support staff and clients

Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Part‑time for a minimum of 15 hours a week.

There may be stressful conditions such as workloads and/or deadlines inherent in the position.

Must have ability to move and lift file boxes weighing up to 25 pounds overhead.

Completion of a high school diploma required.

Position requires solid verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to organize, multitask, prioritize and work under pressure. Must be resourceful and proactive.

• Detail oriented and meticulous
• Self‑motivated and driven
• Patient and adaptable
• Ability to function well in a fast‑paced environment

The position requires the ability to be covered by a fidelity bond. The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal history background check and/or fingerprinting.

• Pay $17.00 to $20.00 per hour, commensurate with experience
• Opportunities for overtime if full‑time
• When eligible, up to 2 weeks of paid time off for full‑time employees
• When eligible, 401(k) participation and discretionary employer match