LEGAL ASSISTANT I (PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE)
Our locally established and growing defense law firm has an immediate opening for an experienced Legal Assistant. This role will support a senior partner and a junior partner on our professional negligence team, which also has three associate roles and two other legal assistant roles. The Legal Assistant I role will facilitate team-wide consistency and collaborate with other members of the team to ensure all attorneys are supported. The professional negligence team handles legal malpractice and accounting malpractice cases, as well as administrative proceedings, including Florida Bar grievances and Department of Business and Professional Regulation matters.
Experience requested as follows:
- Minimum 5 years prior experience working as a Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant supporting more than one attorney in a multi attorney law firm
- Expert clerical skills
- Scheduling of hearings, depositions and coordinating court reporters as needed
- Experience with ECF Filing system in Florida courts as well as the CM/ECF Filing system in federal court (familiarity with federal and state appellate filing systems a plus)
- Familiarity with local rules and judicial preferences in state and federal court
- Ability, experience and organizational skills necessary to balance multiple complex cases in a fast-paced environment
- Calendaring, scheduling, and follow up as it relates to discovery matters, depositions, notices, e-filings, and other pretrial compliance issues
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word (knowledge of formatting for appellate briefs a plus)
- Preparation of form pleadings and letters
- Working knowledge of ABA Billing Litigation Coding (preferred but not required)
- Familiarity with Aderant Total Office (ATO) case management software is strongly desired
- Good interpersonal skills, ability to function within a team; and a flexible approach toward achieving common goals is a huge plus
A qualified candidate must be able to work 8:30am – 5:00pm and (upon rare occasions) additional hours as needed. Personal skills necessary: 1) be a highly organized and detail oriented multi-tasker; 2) team player mentality; 3) work well with deadlines and modifications thereto; 4) possess the ability to work with all levels of staff, management, opposing counsel and expert witnesses 5) possess an excellent work ethic and be dependable.
Must possess a professional appearance and demeanor. We offer a competitive salary, attractive benefits, and a really decent group of people to work with. DFWP, EEOC
To learn more and apply, please send your resume and cover letter stating your salary requirements to our Firm Administrator Stacie Hestbeck at hr@triallawfla.com.
LEGAL ASSISTANT (MEDICAL MALPRACTICE)
Telan, Meltz, Wallace & Eide, P.A., a locally established and growing DEFENSE law firm with an excellent reputation has an immediate opening for an experienced Legal Assistant. Must be experienced in all aspects of trial work and preparation and possess expert clerical skills. Our firm’s focus is Medical Malpractice, Health Law, Nursing Home, Professional Malpractice, Local Government and Personal Injury.
Experience is required as follows:
- Minimum 4 years prior experience working as a Legal Assistant supporting a busy attorney
- with large case load in a multi attorney law firm
- Scheduling of depositions and court reporters as needed
- Experience with E-Filing software and procedures
- Familiarity and compliance with judicial orders
- Ability, experience and organizational skills necessary to juggle multiple cases in a fast
- paced environment
- Diarying, scheduling, and follow up as it relates to discovery matters, depositions, notices, efilings, and other pretrial compliance issues
- Proficiency in all MS Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Aderant Total Office (ATO) case management software is strongly desired
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to function within a team; ability to get along well with coworkers is a MUST!
The successful candidate will be able to work 8:30am – 5:00pm and additional hours as needed. Personal skills necessary: 1) be a highly organized and detail oriented multi-tasker 2) willing to assist in other areas and work outside normal business hours as needed 3) work well at times of stress and changing deadlines 4) possess the ability to work with all levels of staff, management, opposing counsel and expert witnesses 5) possess an excellent work ethic and be dependable.
Must possess a professional appearance and demeanor. We offer a competitive salary and attractive benefits. DFWP, EEOC
To learn more and apply, please send your resume and cover letter stating your salary requirements to our Firm Administrator Stacie Hestbeck at hr@triallawfla.com.