Legal Assistant Receptionist
Holiday Law Firm
Kansas City, MO 64130
United States
Application Closing Date
10/1/2023
Security Clearance Required
No
Job Description
LEGAL ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST JOB DESCRIPTION
The Holliday Law Firm has served the Kansas City community for more than 60 years. As an African American owed firm, primarily engaged in the practice of criminal defense and personal injury.
As a legal assistant/receptionist, we are looking for someone to be the on-site face of our practice and to support the personal injury practice.
Legal Assistant Duties include:
● Respond to emails and phone calls, contact opposing attorney offices, take dictation, and inform the team of deadlines
● Consult with expert witnesses, clients, medical professionals, insurance adjusters, and vendors
● Ordering medical and billing records and electronically filing in state and federal courts
● Assist attorneys with client correspondence and client file management/ database.
● Utilize daily time records to properly process client billing, with assistance from the accounting department
● Perform legal research, as needed, with help from attorneys, and have an understanding of medical terminology
Receptionist duties include:
● Greeting clients and visitors and answering visitor inquiries
● Answering and routing incoming calls on a multi-line telephone system
● Scheduling and routing clients
● Maintaining and scheduling conference rooms
● Maintaining the waiting area, lobby or other public areas
● Serving coffee or tea to guests
● Ordering supplies
● Scanning, photocopying, faxing and filing documents
● Collecting and routing mail and hand-delivered packages
To apply for this position, please send your resume cover letter and 1 page writing sample to talent@hlfkc.com