Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant- 3469347

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title :   Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant

Location :   Tampa, FL 33602

Salary / Payrate :   $60K-$65K annually and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment :   Hybrid (1 day WFH after 90 day iniital ramp up period)

Term :   Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required :   Preferred

Referral Fee : AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

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Our client is currently is currently looking for Legal Assistant with 3+ years of prior Insurance Defense experience, preferably in the areas of medical malpractice and healthcare defense.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain attorney's calendars, ensuring deadlines and events are appropriately calendared and met. Schedules appointments, depositions, meetings, inspections, hearings, etc., and keep appointment calendars for the candidate’s team of attorneys.
• Assist attorneys in drafting, proofreading, redacting, and editing various documents and contracts for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, format and content.
• Manage billing for assigned attorneys (time entry, pre-bills, invoicing) and ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines.
• Handle incoming invoices from vendors, experts, and other third-parties for services rendered to the firm on behalf of our clients.
• Submit New Case Assignments, Conflict Checks, and manage other matter-related updates. Submit and Prepare files for closure.
• Answer telephone and routine questions from clients and team members and / or route calls to appropriate staff members.
• Assist with the organization of client materials and attorney work product.
• Handle court filings and submissions through the Florida E-Filing Portal, E-Courtesy, E-Service, JAWS, CM / ECF, and services and submission to opposing counsel.
• Manage Case Glide, Acuity, Legal Tracker, and other litigation management portals to update clients.
• Efficiently and thoroughly understand how to use all necessary Firm software.
• Perform administrative duties such as client file management, general correspondence, expense reports, CLE tracking, check requests, etc.

Skills & Abilities