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A Florida law firm seeks a Litigation Legal Assistant for their Fort Lauderdale office. This position performs a variety of legal administrative support duties and delivers high-quality service to clients, exhibiting commitment to integrity and excellence.
Job Responsibility:
Prioritizing, managing, and following through on multiple projects
Communicating effectively, courteously, and professionally with clients, attorneys, staff, and peers
Case opening, conflicts checks, billing, training, records
Drafting and proofreading correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents
Assisting attorneys in entering narratives, tracking billable tasks, making edits, calendaring billing due dates, and delivering bills to clients
Schedule state court hearings by court requirements
Schedule client appointments in coordination with the attorney
Managing electronic and paper case files
Handling incoming and outgoing mail and other correspondence
Answering, screening, directing, and placing telephone calls and emails
Consistently deliver outstanding client service and quality
Requirements:
Three to five years of law firm experience, preferably as a litigation legal assistant with Federal and State court experience
Experience working with multiple attorneys
Experience working in a mid to large-size firm and collaborating with various firm-wide departments
Proficient knowledge of the rules of procedure using various court filing systems
Must have experience filing pleadings in both Federal and State by the related court requirements
Effective oral and written communication skills needed to draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents
Experience tracking firm, attorney, and client expenses and using application software to process reimbursements and payments
Knowledge and ability to participate in the client billing process
Understand court requirements to calculate deadlines
Possess some knowledge of special events planning and coordination to organize attorney business development events