Provides administrative, research, billing, database, and correspondence support to two supervisory attorneys. Responsibilities include tracking appeal deadlines, preparing property tax appeal paperwork, coordinating hearings with local officials nationwide, reporting tax values, managing electronic client files, generating reports, and handling calls and mail. The role requires strong organization, communication, multitasking, research, and Microsoft Office skills in an in-office setting.
Primary responsibilities include providing daily research and support to two supervisory attorneys, including maintaining and organizing the calendar, appealing property values, and data entry. Candidates should be organized, motivated, a self-starter, able to multitask, work well with others, have a strong work ethic, able to communicate with co-workers as well as with clients, by telephone, e-mail and letter, and be professional in appearance and demeanor. This is an in-office position with the hours of Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Providing daily support to two attorneys
- Heavy research
- Department billing
- Tracking appeal deadlines
- Appealing property values, which includes gathering and entering property values and tax rates into a database
- Preparing paperwork for appeal (i.e., form, cover letter, etc.)
- Coordinating hearings internally and working with various local officials to coordinate hearings all over the nation
- Reporting personal property tax values to various local governments, which includes filing the personal property rendition
- Managing our database of electronic client files
- Generating client reports as requested
- Answering and routing incoming phone calls
- Processing mail and incoming correspondence
- Appearance conscious
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (Bachelor of Science or Business & Management preferred) - Candidates that do not currently hold a bachelor's degree will not be considered for this position
- Two years of office experience
- Minimum Cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Desired Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Research
- Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Self-starter
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Financial or accounting background preferred. Some legal would be helpful, but not necessary as we are willing to train
Compensation:
- Starting Salary: 50,000
- 120 hours of PTO after a 90-day probation period (unused hours are forfeited annually)
- Typically, 17 plus paid holidays
- Employee-only medical, dental, vision, and basic life premium insurance paid by the employer
- 3% of salary employer 401k contribution after two years of employment
- Business casual dress code with exceptions based on assigned tasks and positions
- Team atmosphere
- Annual reviews
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.
A pre-employment background check is required.
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