Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is urgently seeking a contract Legal Support Specialist to support one of our law firm clients for an on-site assignment in Tysons Corner, VA.
Start: ASAP once interviewed and selected
Pay Rate: $26-$28/hour based on experience
Duration: open-ended, strong possibility to become a permanent position for the high-performer
Location: 5 days per week on site in Tysons Corner, VA
Job Description:
The Immigration Administrative Specialist position supports attorneys in a secretarial capacity. Provides a wide range of administrative, clerical and document processing services in the Business Immigration Practice Group. Candidate should also be flexible to work overtime as needed.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintains legal files (both paper & electronic), organizes and files documents in designated order, as well as prepares, keyboards, enters, proofreads and processes legal and administrative correspondence
- Processes time entry, opens new matters, drafts engagement letters and audits responses, makes travel arrangements, processes reimbursement expenses, maintains calendar, collates information, writes reports, prepares agendas, reviews and prepares of billing invoices, and other administrative duties, as needed by the department
- Manages phone lines for supported attorneys, fields calls and conveys messages as necessary
- Communicates with clients and agencies
- Updates information and uploads documents into an immigration case management system
- Manages document deliveries and tracks final executed documentation
- Assists with overflow work and performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong ability to maintain high standards, use good judgment and seek out ways to contribute and anticipate needs
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to manage time effectively
- Excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills and the ability to collaborate well in a team
- Position also requires the ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
Qualifications & Prior Experience:
- One year of work experience, preferably in a law firm or a professional services environment, required
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, as well as document management and other office technologies
- Exceptional computer skills with the ability to learn new software applications quickly
LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.
