Legal Administrative Assistant - Medical Malpractice

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare legal filings: format documents, pull exhibits, proofread and redact documents
• Prepare court filings, become familiar with court rules and filing procedures
• E-file court filings
• Open new matters
• Document management and organization, saving to network, indexing for file room
• Retrieve court decisions from Westlaw
• Prepare cover letters for attorney bills
• Input billing information into billing software
• Schedule conferences and depositions, maintain attorney calendars
• Manage bills for third party vendors, process check requests and follow up with accounting

Qualifications

• 2+ years Litigation experience
• Prior experience with litigation involving Medical Malpractice
• Must have prior experience with litigation procedures and processes, e-filing, and creating table of authorities
• Familiarity with Florida State and Federal court procedures and rules
• Able to work in a team-based setting with other Legal Secretaries supporting a group of attorneys
• Open to taking on new responsibilities and challenging tasks
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to integrate into a fast-paced environment
• Excellent typing skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Licensed Notary