Name of Organization: Pappas Hayden Westberg & Jackson PCAddress: 7500 West 110th Street, Suite 110, Overland Park, KS 66210
Title of the Position: Garnishment Legal Assistant
Responsibilities include:- Preparation of postjudgment liens and garnishments
- Entering judgments
- Verifying places of employment and entity names on the Secretary of State web site
- Preparing writs of garnishment, filing with the courts and sending out for service
- Following up on garnishments including sending letters and making phone calls, also receiving phone calls and answering questions from court clerks and payroll representatives
- Using collection software to accurately and efficiently work legal files
- Ordering checks and other documents required for liens and garnishments
- Ability to manage a skip tracing waterfall, including running reports, communicating with vendors and processing information for garnishment
Qualifications:- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Able to pass background check
- Strict attention to detail and ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision
- Ability to complete job assignments quickly and efficiently in a faced paced environment
- Must have good typing, data entry and computer skills
- Previous experience in legal collections highly preferred, specifically garnishment or other postjudgment legal remedies
- Paralegal certificate or Associates degree preferred but not required
- Skip tracing experience a plus
- Good time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
- Good critical thinking, analysis and ability to follow client specific and task specific procedures
- Ability to receive and apply constructive criticism