Bilingual Legal Assistant
SPANISH SPEAKING LEGAL ASSISTANT
Law Office of Nicole T. Dalton, PLLC 100 E 13th Street, Suite 2, Vancouver, WA 98661- www.daltonlawoffice.net
I am hiring a part-time to full-time legal assistant to replace my current assistant who is going to have a baby and will be leaving. The position is a possible partial job share, depending on candidates and skill sets.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Written and spoken Spanish and English and some previous office experience are required. Prefer fluency in both Spanish and English but may consider strong conversational Spanish skills. Past legal experience will be highly valued and substantial lower and upper divisions college credits or Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
I need a highly organized and efficient person to help with my solo practice focusing on criminal defense. I need someone who will be diligent and dependable, professional, and who is able to handle a wide variety of tasks and manage deadlines and calendars efficiently and accurately. I strive to provide compassionate and aggressive criminal defense services to people accused of crimes, from minor misdemeanor charges to serious felonies. If you question whether you could feel enthusiastic about defending and working with “criminals,” please be honest with yourself and with me and do not apply. My clients deserve to be treated as human beings and deserve compassion and respect regardless of the problems they may have.
Job responsibilities will include: general office support; calendaring; answering phones; doing merge documents; drafting simple motions; court filings; communications with clients; correspondence; case management; and additional legal support tasks. Additional duties may be assigned in accordance with need and ability.
PLEASE SUBMIT cover letter, resume and writing sample by E-MAIL to nicole@daltonlawoffice.net or by FAX to 360-213-0714.
Your writing sample should be in English and may be a school paper or other academic or professional quality work.
PLEASE STATE IN WRITING ANY MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE REQUIREMENTS.
Hourly Rate: DOE.
Deadline: Materials requested by July 15, 2009, interviews will be scheduled in late July or early August, with possible second interviews in mid-August. Expected start date will be late August to begin training, possibly sooner.