Title: Legal Assistant
Location: Tallahassee - FL (Onsite)
Duration: 10 Months
Interview type: Either Webcam Interview or In Person
Job Description
Position Summary:
Contractor Duties:
Required/Desired Skills:
Location: Tallahassee - FL (Onsite)
Duration: 10 Months
Interview type: Either Webcam Interview or In Person
Job Description
Position Summary:
- Client is looking for a paralegal/legal secretary with 3-5 yrs experience who is familiar with the Florida court systems and working with 3-4 attorneys.
- Must have experience filing documents with the court, contacting judge assistance, manage attorney case files, attorney calendars and knowledge of general court systems.
- Qualified candidates will be performing basic word processing, using templates to draft correspondence and creating documents.
Contractor Duties:
- The legal assistant acts as the legal secretary for assigned attorneys
- Formatting, finalizing, typing, and filing documents.
- Preparing letters and legal documents from drafts.
- Filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals.
- Serving or arranging service of legal documents, and maintaining attorney case files.
- Prepares subpoenas, discovery requests, schedules hearings, trials, depositions, and arranges facilities as directed.
- Retaining and scheduling court reporters and obtaining transcripts.
- Performing general secretarial duties such as phone calls and travel arrangements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Closing case files, and supporting office management as needed.
Required/Desired Skills:
- Ability to speak and understand English
- Must possess at least a high school diploma
- Associates of Bachelors degree preferred
- Must have 3 to 5 yrs experience working as a paralegal or legal secretary
- Proficient using Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience preparing legal documents and subpoenas
- Experience preparing discovery requests and scheduling hearings, trials and depositions
- Experience formatting, finalizing, typing and filing documents
- Experience preparing letters and legal documents from drafts
- Experience filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals
- Experience managing executive management daily calendars
- Experience managing travel arrangements
- Experience working in the Florida Courts systems