administrative assistant, legal

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Experience

Experience an asset

Asset languages

• Amharic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Maintain filing system
• Record and prepare minutes of court sessions, meetings or conferences
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Train and supervise staff
• Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information
• Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents
• Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Translate a variety of written material

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• MS Office
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

Area of work experience

• Correspondence
• Invoices
• Reports and records
• Civil litigation

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large caseload

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Ability to multitask