Senior Legal Assistant

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Senior Legal Assistant

The candidate will coordinate with client to ensure proper and timely filing of all Labor Certification Applications. Help sustain the relationship between the firm and the clients to obtain repeat business. Answer incoming calls and emails, and return all messages within 1 business day. Gather required information and documents from client necessary for filing. Communicate anticipated timeline to client and provide them with status updates. Confirm business existence verification for new clients. Oversee the posting of advertisements. Submit Prevailing Wage Determination requests to the DOL (invoice case and move case over to appropriate location in the database) - Both OES and requests based on private wage surveys. Ensure all issued prevailing wage determinations are in the database and that attorney is informed once issued. Oversee the review of advertisement efforts. Ensure Job Orders and Notice of Filings are properly posted. Assist attorney in obtaining alternate documentation/re-doing ads when needed. Obtain copies of tearsheets, ads, posting notices, PWDs and follow up with employers for the same. Ensure all job postings are accurate and bring any discrepancy to the attorney's attention (delegate to Legal Assistant as needed). Ensure all advertisements are uploaded in the database. Oversee the recruitment process and ensure recruitment is complete and audit prepared before filing. Follow up on 'received cases' or anything pending with employer (may delegate as needed). Oversee sponsorship verification reminders to employer. Answer non-legal questions. Assist attorney in obtaining alternate documentation when needed. Assign work and provide guidance to team members. Guide employers through supervised recruitment process. Ensure team is properly overseeing the database and is updating the database at all times for all assigned cases. Ensure team is properly monitoring the database to locate cases that are delayed so that they can be moved forward, brought to attorney's attention, or closed. Assist attorney with monitoring case status, database entries, cases outside normal processing time, missing approvals, etc.. Ensure all deadlines are correctly in database. Flag issues for attorney to address with client. Assist attorney with additional correspondence, including withdrawal requests, contacting DOL customer service, updating client information, etc.. Other duties as assigned, including outside of department. Legal Assistant certification or High School diploma degree is required. Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Proven working experience as legal assistant or legal secretary is required.

Company info

Reddy & Neumann, P.C.
P.O. Box 421807
Houston
Texas
United States 77242
Website : http://www.rnlawgroup.com