Legal Assistant

About the role

The ideal candidate will have a can-do, anything-is-possible, the-client-comes-first attitude and be responsible for helping to prepare for cases and hearings. Their duties include gathering information, discussing with clients, involving in preparatory work, studying regulations, and drafting documents.

Responsibilities

• Perform administrative tasks to aid other legal team members by sending mail, scanning and copying documents.
• Aid in the management of high volume of debt collection lawsuits.
• Document completed tasks in an accurate and timely manner.
• Prepare legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, and memos.
• Maintain internal systems to ensure immediate processing and maintain high-level customer service standards.
• Contribute to the development of company processes to simplify work, standardize procedures and help the team operate more efficiently and effectively.
• Complete assigned tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Polished computer and typing skills & technical operations, telephone etiquette, and accuracy. Experience with several types of software, including word processing and email programs.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with document scanning and data entry.
• Excellent communication skills – strong verbal and written communication skills are essential in order to speak with lawyers, write emails and letters, and find research materials for legal cases.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence others into action and to think creatively about solutions.
• Experience documenting business requirements and processes.
• Strict attention to detail, ability to multi-task and juggle many job tasks at once, have “go-getter” mentality, and ability to independently problem-solve and make decisions.

Qualifications

• You Love Our People. You are passionate about work. You keep our team members at the center of everything you do.
• You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
• You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes. You aren’t overly concerned with what’s in your job description – if something needs to be done, you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make the team successful.
• You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.
• You Want To Make An Impact. You strive to make a significant impact on our clients, our culture, and our future growth of our business.
• You Dream Big. You pride yourself on not waiting to be told what to do, but finding solutions that will support the success of Rapid Finance.

Skills

• You Love Our People. You are passionate about work. You keep our team members at the center of everything you do.
• You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
• You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes. You aren’t overly concerned with what’s in your job description – if something needs to be done, you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make the team successful.
• You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.
• You Want To Make An Impact. You strive to make a significant impact on our clients, our culture, and our future growth of our business.
• You Dream Big. You pride yourself on not waiting to be told what to do, but finding solutions that will support the success of Rapid Finance.

Benefits

• Commuting/parking allowance
• Employer-matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health, dental, vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This is a hybrid position with the option to work remotely.