Temp NJ Personal Injury- Spanish Bilingual Legal Assistant

Robert Half • Hackensack, NJ • 2h ago

Description

We are looking for an experienced (2+ yrs) Spanish-Bilingual Legal Assistant to support a busy legal team FULLY ON-SITE in Hackensack, New Jersey. This Contract position is ideal for someone with experience assisting attorneys in personal injury and malpractice matters while communicating confidently with Spanish-speaking clients. The role involves administrative and case support duties, including document handling, correspondence, and court-related filings. Candidates should be organized, responsive, and comfortable managing a fast-paced legal support workload.

Start Date: June 2026

Schedule: Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM

Responsibilities:

Draft routine legal and administrative correspondence, including letters, checks, and related support documents.

Submit court documents through electronic filing systems and assist with timely filing of motions and other case paperwork.

Handle incoming calls and client intake for attorneys, gathering key case details in both English and Spanish.

Prepare, organize, scan, and route legal documents into the appropriate electronic and physical case files.

Communicate with insurance representatives, clients, and other external contacts to support ongoing legal matters.

Maintain attorney schedules, track deadlines, and help ensure important litigation dates are properly managed.

Provide day-to-day secretarial and administrative support for matters related to personal injury and malpractice cases.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in a Legal Assistant or legal secretarial role, supporting civil litigation matters such as Personal Injury or Malpractice law.

Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English is required, including strong verbal communication with Spanish-speaking clients.

Proficiency with e-filing and court filing procedures.

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage documents, deadlines, and multiple priorities.

Experience handling client intake, administrative correspondence, and general legal office support tasks.

Familiarity with calendar management in a legal environment.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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