Legal Intake Specialist -66587744568

Somewhere

Location
Remote (South Africa)
Salary (as advertised)
Market related
Closing date
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In brief

**Overview** The company, headquartered in New York City, is a fast-paced, client-focused legal practice specializing in high-stakes consumer law, specifically Criminal Defense, Immigration, and Family Law. This is a remote, independent contractor role for a Legal Intake Specialist, with a priority location in South America/Latin America/Philippines. The position involves working rotational shifts based on EST (NY) hours and offers a market-related salary. **What you will do** * Answer inbound calls and promptly call back new leads, particularly urgent and website inquiries. * Qualify leads, quote consultation fees, and schedule consultations with attorneys. * Manage the urgent line (e.g., recent arrests, warrants, detentions), including quoting retainers and processing payments if necessary. * Maintain accurate lead records in the CRM and appropriately refer out or reroute matters the practice cannot handle. * Route calls from existing clients, courts, and other departments to the correct personnel. * Cover all assigned intake channels, including phone, web, and text. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Experience in intake, a call center, sales, or customer service. * Strong phone skills, demonstrating professionalism, active listening, and the ability to keep conversations focused. * Sound judgment and capability to independently apply fee and eligibility rules. * Ability to work across multiple systems simultaneously while on a call and take accurate notes. * Discretion in handling confidential information. * Availability for rotating shifts, which include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for an Intake Specialist who remains calm under pressure, is quick on the phone, and is adept at transforming a stressful initial call into a scheduled consultation or a signed client. Candidates with phone-based closing experience are a plus. Strong preference will be given to candidates who are bilingual in English and Spanish (or another client language). Experience with Lawmatics, Clio, Dialpad, or Slack is also beneficial. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://recruitcrm.io/apply/17926955516450072484wFq?source=Jobspage&new=yes Source: somewhere

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At a glance

    • Customer service
    • Bilingual (English & Afrikaans)

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    Job description

    Role: Legal Intake Specialist (Criminal Defense | Immigration | Family Law) Priority location: Remote: SA/LatAm/PH Working hours:  Rotational shifts EST (NY) Salary range: Market Related Type of contract: Independent Contractor Type of job: Remote We’re a fast-moving criminal defense, immigration, and family law firm serving clients across New York and New Jersey, with 24/7 availability. Our Intake team is often the first voice someone hears after an arrest, a detention, or a family crisis. We’re looking for an Intake Specialist who is calm under pressure, quick on the phone, and good at turning a stressful first call into a scheduled consultation or a signed client. What you’ll do * Answer inbound calls and call back new leads within minutes, especially urgent and website inquiries. * Qualify each lead, quote consultation fees, and schedule consultations with our attorneys. * Handle our urgent line (recent arrests, warrants, detentions): quote retainers and take payment on the call if needed. * Keep lead records accurate in our CRM, and refer out or reroute matters we can’t take. * Route calls from existing clients, courts, and other departments to the right person. * Cover any intake channel (phone, web, text) as assigned. What you bring * Previous Experience in intake * Call center, sales, or customer service. * Bilingual in English and Spanish(or another client language) Phone-based closing is a plus. * Strong phone skills: professional, a good listener, and able to keep a conversation on track. * Sound judgment and comfort applying fee and eligibility rules on your own. * Ability to work in several systems at once while on a call and take accurate notes. * Discretion with confidential information. * Experience with Lawmatics, Clio, Dialpad, Slack. Availability for rotating shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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