Job Description
Job Description
Job description:
The Legal Assistant supports the efficient collection of delinquent tax accounts within the Special Collections Department. This position provides critical administrative, legal, and research support to the department manager, attorneys, and paralegals to ensure effective operations and successful recovery of outstanding taxes.
Key responsibilities include preparing and organizing lawsuit packets, reviewing and processing court documents, tracking payments, and maintaining accurate records within internal databases. In addition, the Legal Assistant plays a direct role in collections by contacting property owners—both over the phone and in person—to collect delinquent property taxes, documenting all collection efforts, and taking appropriate pre-litigation action to enforce payment
This role provides opportunities to expand legal knowledge and develop expertise in tax collections and pre-litigation processes
1. Views and obtains court documents online
2. Evaluate delinquent tax roll
3. Document all activities in the appropriate internal system(s)
4. Uses various skip-tracing methods to locate delinquent taxpayers and defendants
5. Make collection calls to delinquent taxpayers
6. Monitoring payments on eligible accounts
7. Researching status of corporate entities
8. Gathers information regarding delinquent tax accounts and provides reports to
paralegals and Attorneys as requested
9. Conduct field inspections
10. Input data to set up automatic payments verify payment data for other agents
11. Prepare monitor tax warrants for eligible BPP accounts
12. Performs additional duties as assigned, consistent with the scope of this position.
Describe the Physical Demands; Work Environment
1. Must be able to sit at a desk for extended periods of time
2. Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Company DescriptionAt PrideStaff, it’s all about you. Whether you’re an entry level worker or a senior executive, an HR Manager or a front line supervisor, our goal is to understand what matters to you – your goals, your priorities, your success. Our locally-owned offices seek to understand your needs and track results, measure feedback and keep it personal. Everything we do is designed to serve you better, and our ten years of being recognized as among the top .5% in the industry tell us we are doing something right.
Company Description
At PrideStaff, it’s all about you. Whether you’re an entry level worker or a senior executive, an HR Manager or a front line supervisor, our goal is to understand what matters to you – your goals, your priorities, your success. Our locally-owned offices seek to understand your needs and track results, measure feedback and keep it personal. Everything we do is designed to serve you better, and our ten years of being recognized as among the top .5% in the industry tell us we are doing something right.