Legal Assistant / Legal Secretary

About the role

The firm is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable Legal Assistant / Legal Secretary to support three equity partners in a sophisticated litigation practice. This person will provide litigation, calendaring, court-filing, client-intake, case-management, and general office support. The successful candidate will coordinate legal deadlines, prepare and proofread documents, electronically file pleadings in Florida state and federal courts, assist with prospective-client intake, organize case files, and help the attorneys and paralegal manage a varied litigation workload. The immediate need may be met through a part-time schedule, particularly one that provides dependable coverage on Mondays and Fridays and includes some overlap with the firm’s existing paralegal. However, the firm is open to considering an excellent full-time candidate when the individual’s experience, capabilities, and compensation expectations align with the firm’s needs. The ideal candidate can contribute quickly with limited training on fundamental litigation procedures. Strong candidates with exceptional client-intake experience may also be considered, even if their paralegal-level litigation experience is more limited.

The firm is open to evaluating two primary types of candidates. Profile 1~ Experienced Litigation Professional: This candidate has significant legal-assistant, legal-secretary, or paralegal experience; understands Florida state and federal court filing; can manage docketing, litigation deadlines, and court procedures with limited instruction; can support senior attorneys immediately; may be seeking a reduced