About the role
Primary responsibilities include daily research and support to a supervisory attorney, including maintaining and organizing the calendar, appealing property values, data entry, and preparing commercial property analyses. Candidates should be organized, motivated, self-starters, able to multitask, work well with others, have a strong work ethic, communicate with co-workers and 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 the supervisor
Heavy research
Department billing
Tracking appeal deadlines
- Appealing property values, which includes gathering and entering property values and tax rates into the 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: 55,000
- 120 hours of PTO after a 90-day probation period
- 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.