Litigation Legal Assistant

Litigation Legal Assistant 

Prestigious law firm in Boca Raton needs an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant

The responsibilities and duties of this position are as follows: 

• Answer phones.
• Open new client matters.
• Provide litigation support in a high volume, deadline atmosphere.
• Coordinate and schedule hearings, mediations and depositions.
• Arrange for process servers and couriers.
• Transcribe correspondence and legal documents accurately.   
• Maintain calendars (i.e. input discovery deadlines, court hearings, depositions) and  appointments. 
• Enter billing and time entries.

Our ideal candidate will possess a solid litigation background,

be proficient in Word Perfect, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

be detail oriented and capable of prioritizing. 

We seek a team player. 

 We offer the right candidate:

•         Excellent Salary commensurate with experience.
•         Great benefits including health insurance (PPO or HSA).
•         Dental plans
•         401(k) Plan
•         Paid vacation and sick days, 10 holidays
•         A great atmosphere with professional co-workers

• Must have a minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent (College Degree, CLA and/or Paralegal Certificate is preferred) 
• Legal Experience – Minimum 8 years solid experience working as a Litigation Legal Assistant, Secretary or Paralegal in Florida Law Firm.
• Ability to work in an accurate, detail-oriented and highly productive manner.
• PC proficiency in Word Perfect, Outlook, Word, and Excel.  Juris experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing .
• Ability to work both independently and contribute in every aspect to a team environment

All responses are completely confidential.  We look forward to receiving your resume.