Legal Assistant

NESC Staffing

Boca Raton, FL

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JOB DETAILS

LOCATION

Boca Raton, FL

POSTED

30+ days ago

Legal Assistant –Job Description General Purpose
Provide secretarial and administrative support to legal professionals

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities

·                   prepare and manage correspondence

·                   prepare and process standard legal documents including subpoenas, contracts, summonses, appeals, warrants and motions

·                   organize and coordinate legal meetings including client interviews, hearings and depositions

·                   maintain schedules and calendars including court diaries

·                   take, type and distribute minutes of meetings and interviews

·                   prepare new matter memos and open files;check requests

·                   proofread and edit legal documents

·                   set up and maintain databases and files

·                   document and maintain case details

·                   handle incoming mail and calls

·                   communicate verbally and in writing to answer inquiries and provide information

·                   organize delivery of legal correspondence to clients, opposing counsel, witnesses and court officials

·                   assist with the collection of relevant records and documents

·                   collate information relevant to cases

·                   arrange hearing dates

·                   file motions

·                   follow up on pending court cases

·                   enter attorneys time

Education and Experience

·                   relevant training or qualification (experience in law office)

·                   knowledge and experience of relevant software applications - spreadsheets (excel), word processing (word perfect and word), outlook,

presentations (powerpoint) and database management (access, would be great but not required and juris experience would be preferred.

·                   working knowledge of legal procedures and legal terminology

·                   knowledge of local, state and federal filing rules

·                   proficient in spelling, punctuation, grammar and other English language skills

·                   knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures

·                   transcription and typing skills

Key Competencies

·                   verbal and written communication skills

·                   attention to detail

·                   confidentiality

·                   planning and organizing

·                   information management

·                   integrity

·                   judgment and decision-making

·                   customer-service orientation

·                   initiative

·                   reliability

stress tolerance

About the Company

NESC Staffing

The company was founded in 1984 as National Engineering Services Corporation. In 2015, we changed our name to NESC Staffing to better reflect the service we provide to businesses and professionals.

We have grown to six branch offices that cover the entire United States, providing everything from engineering to science recruitment and more. Our goal then and now is to combine years of experience in the industry with state-of-the-art recruitment and payroll methods to provide our employees and client companies with qualified technical support and quality service. We are a privately held nationwide firm with corporate headquarters in Portsmouth, NH.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1984

WEBSITE

http://www.nesc.com