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Legal Assistant

Tallahassee, FL, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago

Contract Independent

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12 Months

On-site

Depends on Experience

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Skills

paralegal or legal secretary
legal documents and subpoenas
filing pleadings
tribunals
Court systems

Summary

Role: Legal Assistant

Location: Tallahassee, FL (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ months

Job Description:

Skill Matrix:

Skill	Required / Desired	Years
Ability to speak and understand English	required
Must possess at least a high school diploma	required
Associates of Bachelors degree preferred	desired
Must have 3 to 5 yrs experience working as a paralegal or legal secretary	3 years required
Proficient using Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint	3 years required
Experience preparing legal documents and subpoenas	3 years required
Experience preparing discovery requests and scheduling hearings, trials and depositions	3 years required
Experience formatting, finalizing, typing and filing documents	3 years required
Experience preparing letters and legal documents from drafts	3 years required
Experience filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals	3 years required
Experience managing executive management daily calendars	2 years required
Experience managing travel arrangements	1 years required
Experience working in the Courts systems	Highly desired

Interview Type: Either Webcam Interview or In Person
Position Summary:
Client is looking for a paralegal/legal secretary with 3-5 yrs experience who is familiar with the Florida court systems and working with 3-4 attorneys. Must have experience filing documents with the court, contacting judge assistance, manage attorney case files, attorney calendars and knowledge of general court systems. Qualified candidates will be performing basic word processing, using templates to draft correspondence and creating documents.
Contractor Duties:

The legal assistant acts as the legal secretary for assigned attorneys
Formatting, finalizing, typing, and filing documents.
Preparing letters and legal documents from drafts.
Filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals.
Serving or arranging service of legal documents, and maintaining attorney case files.
Prepares subpoenas, discovery requests, schedules hearings, trials, depositions, and arranges facilities as directed.
Retaining and scheduling court reporters and obtaining transcripts.
Performing general secretarial duties such as phone calls and travel arrangements.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Closing case files, and supporting office management as needed.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: zolva001
Position Id: 9047285
Posted 1 day ago

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