Legal Assistant

Job Description

Legal Assistant

PeopleReady of Fayetteville, NC is now hiring Legal Assistants!

Apply today and you could start as soon as this week.

As a PeopleReady associate you'll benefit from:

• Connections and experience with some of the top companies in your area
• Great benefit package options
• Get matched to jobs quickly
• Competitive pay and steady schedule
• The ability to see your schedule and track your hours right from our easy-to-use app, JobStack!

Pay Rate:

The pay rate for this job is $16 - $16 / hour*

What you'll be doing as a Legal Assistant:

• Day-to-day responsibilities will focus on providing secretarial and administrative support

• Keeping legal records up to date
• Typing and filing legal documents, usually on a computer system
• Answering phones and organising meetings
• Managing diaries
• Preparing court forms
• Attending court when necessary
• Carrying out legal research

Available shifts:

Shift timings - 1st Shift (Day)

Job requirements:

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment with PeopleReady

• Communication skills: You will be working with a wide range of people, from barristers and solicitors to their clients, so the ability to communicate well and in a professional manner is essential

• Written communication skills: For your administrative duties, you will need excellent spelling and grammar. A high level of written English will be important for many of your tasks
• Attention to detail: You will need a high level of accuracy when preparing legal documents or filling out forms and statements
• Organisational skills: These are important for managing lawyers diaries and your own work schedule
• IT skills: Most of your work will be carried out electronically
• Teamwork: You will need to be able to work with clients, lawyers, and other legal secretaries
• Bilingual: Must be able to speak Spanish
• Requires Licensed Paralegals with credentials

Ready to take control of the way you work?

Complete our application to join the PeopleReady team today.

*Hourly pay rates are a good-faith estimate based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, training, geographic location and other considerations permitted by law. An employee's pay history will not be a contributing factor where prohibited by local law. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis unless a deadline is otherwise stated.

Employees and their eligible dependents are offered Medical/Dental/Vision insurance and short term disability, in addition to other programs ,as well as number of paid days off and/or more generous paid sick leave days]. More details about our benefits can be found by copying and pasting this URL into your browser:

PeopleReady considers all applicants for employment regardless of background, in compliance with applicable laws regarding fair hiring practices. PeopleReady is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

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