Legal Assistant

Responsibilities

• Under attorney direction, drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required, including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, letters, and other documents as necessary.
• Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
• Schedules depositions, hearings, appointments, and any other legal proceedings necessary for attorneys.
• Ensures organization of files, including opening, closing, management, and maintenance of files.
• Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement. Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to the case.
• Affixes time entry on billing software.
• Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information as needed. Issues subpoenas as needed.
• E-files documents using state and federal court databases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense litigation, preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the area of specialization preferred (general liability and/or insurance defense).
• AZ State filing, including E-Filing experience required. Federal E-Filing experience using PACER is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Power Point and, Outlook, and Excel required.
• Requires critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Seeking someone who is a team player.
• High School Diploma or its equivalent.

Physical Demands

• This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching, and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time.

Working Conditions

• This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

Benefits

• Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees, including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer-paid life insurance, employer-paid short-term disability insurance, a generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more.

Pay

Compensation commensurate with experience.

Schedule

N/A

Skills

N/A

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid short-term disability insurance
• A generous 401(k) plan match
• Paid vacation

About the Role

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm, has an immediate opening for a full-time Legal Assistant in our Scottsdale, Arizona office. The individual in this role will assist attorneys defending civil defense litigation matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm. Significant experience assisting a civil trial attorney preferred.

Requirements

High School Diploma or its equivalent.

Join a Team of Difference Makers

Joining Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. (QPWB) means becoming part of a team of difference-makers who are passionate about making a positive impact in the legal profession. Our commitment to excellence, diversity, and innovation extends to every aspect of the firm.