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Attorney Support & Accessibility Assistant

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full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Springfield • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $25 - $30 per hour

About the role

  • Read materials to the Attorney as needed, or provide written summaries of documents and other media, and shall assist the Attorney with sorting and organizing materials
  • Enter text and data into the IDES computer system for the Attorney as needed, and shall review and correct scanned versions of materials as needed
  • Assist the Attorney with the preparation and proofing of uniquely formatted hearing decisions and related documents as needed using Microsoft Office applications
  • Be familiar with IDES recording systems to assist the Attorney in reviewing cases as part of their work
  • Work with phone system used by IDES to assist the Attorney in making phone contacts needed for their work
  • Use special computer programs and software that the Attorney will use to review documents in the record, conduct a hearing and prepare the decision in said hearing
  • Provide such other visual aid services to the Attorney as may be needed and reasonable under the circumstances to assist the Attorney with completing her assigned job duties
  • Follow and comply with all training and other requirements required by IDES and remain in compliance with all IDES policies and procedures
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of all case-related information and comply with applicable privacy laws and IDES confidentiality policies
  • Provides such other related personal services as IDES may assign

Requirements

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
  • Requires at least 2 years of experience performing administrative or clerical duties in an office setting.
  • One (1) year of professional experience proofreading and editing formal documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and clarity in a professional setting.
  • One (1) year of professional experience providing assistance or accommodations to visually impaired individuals in a work or volunteer setting.
  • One (1) year of professional experience reviewing, preparing or processing legal documents and applying legal terminology in a professional capacity.
  • One (1) year of experience using assistive technology, including but not limited to screen readers, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software and magnification tools to support accessibility in a work or volunteer setting.
  • Microsoft Proficiency level: Intermediate.
Benefits
  • Top-tier benefits
  • Great retirement packages
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
proofreadingeditingdata entrydocument preparationlegal document processingassistive technologyOptical Character Recognition (OCR)Microsoft Officecase reviewconfidentiality compliance
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsconfidentialityproblem-solvingadaptabilityteamworkcustomer servicetime management