Collection Assistant  

Responsible for the preparation of complaints and other documents for the small claims cases in courts. Assist and attend all concerns of the department regarding small claims.

• Attends to hearings on behalf of the collection representative when needed
• Prepares pro forma motion for the small claims.
• Drafts independently standard routine complaints and other legal documents for small claims cases
• Prepares demand letters, necessary motions and other legal requirements for the filing of small claims cases. Gathers all the necessary documentary exhibits.
• Prepares for review and/or filing of complaints about small claims.
• Monitors the status of all cases referred and filed
• Assists in the collection process and attends to all the concerns of the company concerning small claims.
• Maintains and organizes files.
• Monitors the hearings of all the small claims cases of the company
• Encourage out-of-court settlements and compromises of small claims accounts to save litigation expense.
• Coordinates with the involved departments and other work units.
• Ensures efficient collection of the accounts by exhausting collection effort and immediate filing of the complaint about small claims.
• Coordinates and monitors with the messenger the computation of the filing fees, the filing of the complaint and the liquidation of the cash advances for the filing fees
• Coordinates with the filing and amount of fees of the small claims cases in the Metropolitan Trial Courts, Office of the Clerk of Court and Cashier of Makati City and/or to any other Small Claims Courts as provided by the rules.

• At least two (2) years work experience preferably in a Collection or Law Firm. If not, should be a graduate of Legal Management / Para Legal.
• Articulate and fluent in oral and written communications
• Computer literate