Personal Injury Protection Legal Assistant
Full time @Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. posted 4 months ago in Legal Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 2046
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Career Level Entry level
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Industry Law Practice
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Remote on-site
Job Description
Summary
Cole, Scott & Kissane, an AV-rated litigation firm, is seeking a full-time, experienced litigation legal assistant/secretary for its Fort Lauderdale West (Plantation) office. The candidate will work for two associates and therefore, insurance defense experience is required, PIP experience, a plus. This position requires strong organizational skills, ability to perform well within a team environment and communicate professionally with clients and opposing counsel. Qualified candidates must be familiar with court procedures and have extensive experience scheduling, drafting legal documents, and filing pleadings in state and federal courts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Project management and organization of litigation cases
- Conduct fact research utilizing internal and external resources, as directed by supervising lawyers
- Assist with document collection and production
- Assembling, organizing, and circulating case materials
- Assist with deposition, interview, hearing and trial preparation
- Coordination of outside litigation vendors
- Prepare preliminary translations
- Search for, review and assemble cases from Westlaw/Lexis-Nexis
- Drafting cover letters/memos
- Notarizing documents
In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of legal/paralegal environments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organizational skills; detail-oriented.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Able to work under pressure and multitask when required.
- High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Prior legal experience is beneficial but not required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
APPLICATION
To apply for a paralegal position, please submit a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript. Applicants must include all of the above-mentioned materials in order to be considered for this position. The Firm will only consider candidates that submit completed applications.
The base salary range offered for this role will be $55,000. When determining a candidate’s compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm.
The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits .
