Spanish-Bilingual Receptionist and Legal Assistant

Job overview

The Spanish-Bilingual Receptionist and Legal Assistant role is onsite in Silver Spring, MD, with office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM–5:30 PM. Compensation is $20 per hour. The role supports a plaintiffs’ employment law firm handling wage-and-hour and employment-discrimination claims.

What you'll do

• Answer and screen calls, greet guests, interpret between Spanish and English for attorneys, staff, and clients, schedule appointments, update case files, prepare spreadsheets, maintain calendars, organize documents and exhibit binders, and receive and sort mail and deliveries.
• Obtain information from prospective clients, respond to case-status inquiries, operate office equipment, maintain common areas, run errands, and organize files.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

receptionist

legal assistant

spanish bilingual

spanish-english interpretation

case files

client intake

silver spring md

employment law

$20/hr

monday–friday

8:30 am–5:30 pm

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k) when eligible
• seven paid holidays
• paid time off.

Why this role

Spanish-English simultaneous interpretation is part of the role; the position requires a high school diploma and may involve lifting file boxes up to 25 pounds overhead.

About the employer

MELEHY AND ASSOCIATES LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.