Job Description
Innovative legal assistant needed. Are you open to using technology? Top-rated law firm, HarrisLaw, managed by a Florida Bar board certified immigration lawyer based in Downtown Miami, Florida, is seeking a legal assistant or paralegal who can effectively use technology, artificial intelligence, and more.
Our firm provides complex legal services to companies seeking to raise foreign capital; investors seeking to invest for a green card; businesses seeking to transfer employees to the U.S.; as well as other entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and more. We need to add to our team with a person who is open to new ideas, takes initiative in assignments, and is a team player.
Responsibilities :
- Technology Competence: Have a high level of competence with Acrobat, Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and more. Have had experience using AI, such as in ChatGPT. Ability to create custom GPTs or to perform low-code or no-code tasks is a plus.
- Innovation and Initiative : Openness to new ideas, self-starter attitude, and taking initiative in assignments.
- Team Collaboration : Working effectively as part of a team to achieve common goals.
Requirements :
- Educational Qualifications : Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree. Paralegal certification a plus. Degrees in Political Science, Journalism, and International Studies are a plus.
- Language Skills : Fluency (write & speak) in Spanish required. Ability to speak in other languages is a plus.
- Typing Skills : Touch typing experience required . Test for typing speed may be administered. Test yourself here: and tell us your score. (Touch typing refers to a method of typing on a computer keyboard without having to look at the keys . It involves using all 10 fingers to type quickly and accurately, increasing productivity and reducing eye strain.)
- Experience : One to two years of experience working in a law firm as a legal assistant or paralegal.
- Preferred : Experience in business immigration filings, but not required. We will train you if you are willing, ready, and able to learn.
Compensation and Benefits :
- Salary is commensurate based on experience.
- Must be available to work at our offices, with remote work only in rare circumstances. Must be presently based in Miami-Dade County and willing to commute to downtown Miami. Parking paid for by firm.
- PTO, OT, double OT, benefits, and quarterly/annual bonus available.
Application Process :
If you are selected for an initial interview, please be prepared to submit a writing sample. The sample can be from college work. During the interview, we will discuss salary, benefits, and more.
Skills :
- Legal Document Preparation
- Paralegal Studies
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Research Skills
- Immigration Law
- Corporate Law
- Legal Assistants
- Adobe Acrobat
- Chat GPT
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and more)
- Information Technology
- Legal Spanish
Job Tags
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