What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Ultimate?
Job Description
Ultimate Staffing partnered with a nationally recognized trial law firm who is committed to protecting and defending the right of people injured through negligence, improper conduct, deceit, or abuse of power for the last 40 years in Florida. We are currently looking for a full time Litigation & Pre Suit-Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant Location : West Palm Beach
Legal Assistant Job Responsibilities:
- Interface with clients, colleagues, and medical providers, both on the telephone and in-person.
- Conduct preliminary client intakes, obtaining basic client information to facilitate attorney interview.
- Prepare, revise, format, and finalize a wide variety of documents, including correspondence, memoranda, and legal materials.
- Responsible for proofreading, correctly formatting and questioning any inconsistencies in all materials.
- Transcribes dictation, minutes of meetings or taped records of conferences and meetings.
- Provides administrative support, which includes but is not limited to, processing conflict checks and new client/new matter forms; entering time; email and phone communication; scheduling conference calls; coordinating and scheduling travel arrangements; maintaining attorney and senior paralegal/investigator calendars. Conducts internet research as directed by attorneys. Interacts daily with Departments within the Firm to facilitate highest possible legal support to assignments and clients.
Legal Assistant Qualifications:
- Three or more years of experience in Personal Injury and/or Medical Malpractice cases
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) required.
- Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred.
- In-Person M-F 8:30am-5:30pm
Please email me your resume for immediate consideration.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To apply please email your resume to scuesta@ultimatestaffing.com
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000
