Lead Legal Receptionist/Secretary, Bilingual (English and Spanish speaking)

**A cover letter is required. Any applications without a cover letter will be rejected.

The Law Offices of James A. Welcome has an opening for an enthusiastic and professional bilingual receptionist and administrative assistant. A minimum of two years working in a professional office as a receptionist or secretary is required. Bilingual candidates who are fluent in Spanish and English are encouraged to apply.

Please note that attention to detail and the ability to follow the exact directions below for submitting your application will be a direct reflection of your abilities and whether you are the right fit to join the law firm.

The core values of this law firm are compassion for our clients, hard work and commitment to achieving positive results for our clients. We are a small office of driven and compassionate team members. We are committed to collaborative teamwork with a commitment to be the best at what we do every day on behalf of our clients.

The following are important rules for submitting an application for this legal secretary position to the Law Offices of James A. Welcome that are required in order to be considered for this position:

• * A cover letter must be included
• * If a resume is submitted without a cover letter, it will be rejected.
• * Tell us a little about yourself in your cover letter and of your work experience. Why would you like to join our law firm as the lead secretary/receptionist and what are your strengths that you can bring to contribute to our team? Is this a short-term job for you while you study for a career or are you looking for a job that will be a long-term position for you?
• * The cover letter should describe your hourly salary requirement and provide 2-3 available times for an initial phone or zoom meeting with the law firm founder to discuss your interest in the available position.

The ideal candidate is one with 2 years' experience as a bilingual legal receptionist, dental office or in a similar office, such as a medical office, and is someone who is always looking to learn more and grow along with the firm. Sales background is also a positive. The ability to translate documents from Spanish to English is preferred.

Must be fully fluent in writing and speaking English and Spanish.

This lead legal receptionist position is in an active private law firm and this position is not the best fit for every candidate. You may want to apply for this position if you find yourself in a current situation such as:

1. You know that you are talented and great at what you do but there is no room for growth in your current receptionist/secretarial position;

2. You want to be surrounded by caring, smart and talented people who enjoy working together and actually like to come to work every day; and/or

3. You have excellent customer service skills and you enjoy helping people. You enjoy answering phone calls because you enjoy helping people and interacting with people in hopes that you can make their day a little better.

4. You are confident in your own customer service skills and your compassion for others will make you a good fit as the first person that someone sees or speaks with when the contact the office. You believe that you have what it takes to take on a leadership position.

If you are a self-starter, feel rewarded when you help your firm's clients, are an active learner, and committed to personal growth and accomplishment in your place of employment and in your profession, and finally, if you believe in focused hard work and a balanced work/ personal life/ family life--then this may be your next opportunity.

This position isfull-time office position in our Waterbury office location.

No Remote work is not available for this position.

Daily tasks and duties include

The ability to manage a large amount of phone calls, office support tasks, walk-in clients and prospective clients, data collection.

Hourly rate is commensurate with experience.

You can visit our website at www.welcomelawfirm.com to learn more about our firm.

Please note that any applications that do not include a cover letter will be rejected.

Full-time position available. Spanish and English speaking are a requirement for this position. All applications must include a cover letter or they will not be considered. Hourly salary is commensurate with experience.

Thank you for your consideration.

Job Types: Full-time

Salary based upon experience.

Job Types: Full-time

Pay: $26.00 per hour is the starting rate

COVID-19 considerations:

Social distancing guidelines are in place. Safety of staff is of the utmost importance

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
• People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Contract Length:

• Varies

Contract Renewal:

• Possible

Full Time Opportunity:

• Yes

Hours per week:

• 40

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Typical start time:

• 8:30AM

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• bilingual receptionist: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)
• English (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26