Legal Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish)

_Legal Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish) _ *Legal Assistant (Bilingual English/Spanish)* *Our Just Cause:* At Konare Law, we strive to _Create the Future Today_ for our clients.
We understand that finding good counsel and the right firm to work with can be challenging, similarly to those that arise in the courtroom.
Armed with our extensive knowledge and experience, our love for immigration and unique perspectives; we have created a Firm with the principal aimed to address the anxieties, insecurities, and fears of our clients with confidence and a thorough understanding of their circumstances.
*How We Do Our Work:* We _Create the Future Today_ for our clients by: * Spending meaningful time with our clients to get to know them and their story.
* Performing the right assessments so we have a solid understanding of their case.
* Empowering our clients lives with useful information collected and created on their behalf.
* Creating an excellent work product with the information obtained.
* Providing superb customer service and support for our clients.
Ultimately, we obtain the right and just results for our clients by tackling and in most cases overcoming their anxieties, insecurities, and fears with competence, knowledge, and expectancy of what the future looks like today.
*What We Do:* Konare Law is a boutique law firm specializing in removal proceedings and cases from the U.
S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of State (DOS) and Department of Labor (DOL).
Our attorneys are well prepared to address the needs of our clients domestically and internationally.
We offer excellent litigation skills, high quality work with an array of experience in Immigration and Nationality Act, and experienced counsel in removal and deportation proceedings.
*What does a Konare Law Legal Assistant do?* The Legal Assistant position provides administrative and clerical support to the legal team both paralegals and attorneys.
This support varies from scheduling, client calls, filing, auditing, and general administrative functions throughout the firm.
In addition, the Legal Assistant will be the point of contact for all internal inquires for their assigned legal team.
All duties and functions will be supervised by an attorney.
*Responsibilities* Keeps cases organized by establishing and organizing files, monitoring calendars, meeting deadlines; documenting actions and client communication; inputting information into file database and confirming case status with attorney.
Keeps clients informed by maintaining contact and communicating case progress.
Helping with case preparation by preparing case materials for trial.
Answering phones and emails promptly.
Provide administrative support to attorneys and paralegals to enhance office effectiveness.
Produces information by inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics, coordinating case preparation.
Maintains client confidence by keeping client/attorney information confidential.
Provides historical reference by developing and utilizing the file room system; maintaining transcripts; notes, internal firm documents, applications, and original client documents.
Reviews the daily mail log and enters all tasks and court dates onto the legal team’s calendar.
Scans all supporting documents for assigned cases.
Continually audits cases, tasks, and workflows for the assigned legal team.
_\*The firm reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
\*_ *Skills* Excellent verbal and written communication.
Active listening.
Critical thinking.
Complex problem solving.
*Qualifications* Candidate should be motivated self-starters, who is able to work independently and communicate effectively with clients and the legal team.
Candidate must have a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Candidate should possess a demonstrated history of excellence in their career, as well as a passion for serving clients.
Candidate must have excellent customer service skills.
Candidate should have the willingness to cross-train for other job functions.
*Requirements* Education: Bachelor’s Degree with one-year minimum experience of immigration law _*or *_Associate Degree with two years minimum experience of immigration law\* _or _\*HS Diploma with three years minimum experience of immigration law ( Preferred) Experienced: Two years of legal assistant experience ( Preferred ) _*and *_One- year of customer service experience.
Bilingual: English/Spanish (Required), Portuguese (Preferred) *Working for Konare Law:* *Our Benefits* Konare Law strives to provide as many benefits to our employees as possible.
We believe in giving back to our employees and encouraging them to grow professionally.
Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Supplemental Insurances Paid Time Off Retirement Plan Parental Leave Professional Development Opportunities *Scheduled Hours* Monday – Friday 9AM – 6PM Every Other Saturday 9AM – 2PM *Work Location* 5235 Westview Drive Suite 101 Frederick, MD 21703 *COVID19 Precautions* Personal protective equipment provided or required.
Social distancing guidelines in place Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $20.
00 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off Language: * Spanish (Required) Work Location: In person