The Hartford · 1 day ago

Senior Legal Assistant - Florida (Remote)

Florida-Remote

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$54K/yr - $81K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Utilizes appropriate software to timely prepare, e-file, order medical records and create correspondence, reports, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery and deposition notice summaries

Creates/edits court documents consistent with Florid state court requirements

Keeps attorney calendar current based on court notifications and depositions

Schedules depositions, hearing and mediations with needed parties

Assist attorneys as needed in preparation for trial or discovery

Provides extensive scheduling and calendar activity, including depositions, deposition and mediations

Reviews electronic mail and document production a daily basis

Prepares correspondence, invoices and electronic legal files

Demonstrate professional diplomacy during each interaction with clients, opposing counsel, home office staff, Attorneys, teammates, claim partners and court employees

Manage and manipulate electronic documents such as TIF, PDF and JPG formats

Assist in overall support of the office as needed which could include: scanning case matching, mail handling, photocopying, limited filing, CD duplication, PDF compilation and file conversion

Qualification

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Legal Assistant ExperienceFlorida LawInsurance Defense BackgroundPersonal Injury ExperienceTrial Support ExperiencePaperless Environment ExperienceMulti-tasking SkillsOutlook Calendar MaintenanceTime Management Skills

Required

Minimum of 5 years of experience as an assistant in a law office or corporate law department

Knowledge of Florida law and courts is required

Strong multi-tasking and time management skills.

Trial support experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

Insurance defense background and personal injury experience is strongly preferred

Experience working in a paperless environment preferred.

Successful candidates will have experience in a high-volume litigation environment that includes but is not limited to preparing pleadings and discovery, scheduling depositions, scheduling IMEs, ordering medical records, maintaining Outlook calendars, data maintenance, and client/claims/home office contact.