Free Court Messenger Job Description for Microsoft Word

[Insert company name here] is an established and successful law firm specializing in [insert key areas of focus here]

We’re looking for a Court Messenger to support a team of fast-paced lawyers in a busy, exciting environment. The ideal candidate is highly client service oriented and provides quality and efficient legal secretarial and administrative support to a team of attorneys, specialists, and paralegals.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Handle the logistics of physical communications within the office, or with its external participants.
• Pick up and deliver documents and packages that are often time-sensitive.
• Receive, sort, and distribute incoming mail and packages to ensure that they reach the recipients that they are intended for
• Wrap, seal, affix postage and dispatch all outgoing mail in accordance with postal guidelines
• Handle items for distribution to clients, employees, and affiliates by ensuring that their integrity remains intact
• Operate facsimile machines and send and receive facsimiles upon instructions
• Comprehend orders for transporting legal documents between offices or to clients and ensure that all documents are properly packed before they are delivered
• Operate vehicles (motorbikes or cars) to deliver documents to intended recipients by first charting out short and safe routes
• Ascertain that receipts are obtained after each delivery and maintain communications with the office to provide status reports
• Log all outgoing and incoming items in logbooks and review them for accuracy and completeness
• Pick mail, pouches, and packages from external agents and ensure that they are delivered to the right recipient within the office
• Perform court filings for designated cases and ensure that appropriate follow up is conducted in a timely manner
• Create and maintain records of daily deliveries or visits in the mail registry book and vehicle logs

About you

• Expert proficiency with the MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) applications.
• Knowledge of billing functions is a plus
• Must work well independently as well as in a team
• Ability to work under deadlines, time pressures, and a generally high level of demand.
• Exceptional organizational skills that reflect the ability to seamlessly perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external
• Partners, Attorneys, staff, and clients.
• The ability to communicate both orally and in written communications effectively and accurately.

What you’ll get in return

The firm offers a generous benefits package along with compensation based on experience level and client orientation.

• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Medical insurance plan
• Dental insurance plan
• Vision insurance plan
• Contribution to life insurance plan
• 401k profit sharing
• Parking reimbursement
• Social, charity, and wellness events

To apply for the role or have a confidential discussion, contact us on [insert recruiter email address] or [insert recruiter phone number]