What are the responsibilities and job description for the Experienced Legal Assistant position at Young Berman Karpf & Karpf PA?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Experienced Legal Assistant
Prominent South Florida Law Firm seeks an experienced Legal Assistant with a minimum of 3-5 years experience. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline intensive, high-volume caseload environment with multiple attorneys. Must be detail-oriented, organized, self-sufficient and independent but also a team player. Hybrid remote position, with in-person office work required for hearing and trial preparations. Very competitive pay based upon experience along with good benefits. Duties include communication with clients, discovery compliances, discovery review, deposition / hearing / trial preparation, drafting of motions and responses, calendaring, e-filing, and scheduling.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal and administrative support to lawyers and enhance office efficiency.
- Assist with communication with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, and judicial assistants, etc.
- Keep clients and attorneys moving forward with discovery deadlines.
- Identify, organize, and label discovery documents for production. Prepare discovery responses, including financial affidavits.
- Coordinate hearings, depositions and mediation with client, court and witnesses.
- Review divisional instructions and calendar hearing deadlines for scheduled matters for hearing within the timeline / instructions of the assigned judge.
- Trial preparation.
- Monitor and manage calendar events and deadlines for multiple attorneys.
- Save emails, client / court documents to client file.
- Answer and direct phone calls.
- In office attendance for case preparations, office meetings and other projects.
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Work Remotely
This Job is Ideal for Someone Who Is :
Job Type : Full-time
Salary : $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
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Work Location : Hybrid remote in Boca Raton and Miami
Salary : $50,000 - $65,000