Experienced Legal Assistant Job at Young Berman Karpf & Karpf PA, Miami, FL

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  • Young Berman Karpf & Karpf PA
  • Miami, FL

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Experienced Legal Assistant

Prominent South Florida Law Firm seeks an experienced Legal Assistant with a minimum of 3-5 years experience. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline intensive, high-volume caseload environment with multiple attorneys. Must be detail-oriented, organized, self-sufficient and independent but also a team player. Hybrid remote position, with in-person office work required for hearing and trial preparations. Very competitive pay based upon experience along with good benefits. Duties include communication with clients, discovery compliances, discovery review, deposition/hearing/trial preparation, drafting of motions and responses, calendaring, e-filing, and scheduling.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal and administrative support to lawyers and enhance office efficiency.
  • Assist with communication with clients, witnesses, opposing counsel, and judicial assistants, etc.
  • Keep clients and attorneys moving forward with discovery deadlines.
  • Identify, organize, and label discovery documents for production. Prepare discovery responses, including financial affidavits.
  • Coordinate hearings, depositions and mediation with client, court and witnesses.
  • Review divisional instructions and calendar hearing deadlines for scheduled matters for hearing within the timeline/instructions of the assigned judge.
  • Trial preparation.
  • Monitor and manage calendar events and deadlines for multiple attorneys.
  • Save emails, client/court documents to client file.
  • Answer and direct phone calls.
  • In office attendance for case preparations, office meetings and other projects.

Skills

  • 3-5 years experience as a legal assistant (Family Law or other Litigation experience preferred). Needs to be able to hit the ground running with task and assignments.
  • Familiarity legal procedures, protocols, deadlines and court requirements.
  • Ability to work for multiple attorneys in a fast-paced, deadline intensive, high-volume caseload environment.
  • Detailed oriented, organized with the ability to focus despite interruptions.
  • Proficiency in English.
  • Working knowledge of case management and billing software.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to adapt to different personalities and work styles.

Benefit Conditions:

  • Waiting period may apply.

Work Remotely

  • Mostly remote work from home, however, will be required to be in office for case preparations, office meetings and other projects.

This Job is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

  • Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous.
  • People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects.
  • Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture.
  • High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment.
  • Motivated -- can anticipate the needs of the attorney.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Education:

  • College or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Legal Assistant 3-5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

  • Legal Assistant degree (Required)
  • Work Location: Multiple Locations

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Offices in Boca Raton and Miami. This is a hybrid-remote position, you will be required to be in office for training, and as required for hearing/trial preparation.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Boca Raton and Miami

Job Tags

Full time, Remote job, Relocation,

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