Legal Assistant, Orlando

About the role

Shutts & Bowen LLP, a leading Florida law firm, seeks a Legal Assistant to join their team in Orlando, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Experience working in a mid to large-size firm and collaborating with various firm-wide departments in handling multiple responsibilities, including case opening, conflicts checks, billing, training, records, etc.
• Effective oral and written communication skills needed to draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents.
• Experience tracking firm, attorney, and client expenses and using application software to process reimbursements and payments.
• Knowledge and ability to participate in the client billing process, including assisting attorneys in entering narratives, tracking billable tasks, making edits, calendaring billing due dates, and delivering bills to clients in electronic and paper forms.
• Schedule client appointments in coordination with the attorney.
• Possess some knowledge of special events planning and coordination to organize attorney business development events.
• Managing electronic and paper case files.
• Handling incoming and outgoing mail and other correspondence.
• Answering, screening, directing, and placing telephone calls and emails.
• Consistently deliver outstanding client service and quality.

Requirements

Must have three to five years of law firm experience, preferably with Corporate and Real Estate. Experience Working With Multiple Attorneys Required.

Physical Demands

• Typing/using a keyboard and writing by hand.
• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Attendance in the office is required.