Shutts & Bowen LLP
Legal Assistant - Litigation, Fort Lauderdale
Shutts & Bowen LLP, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, us, 33336
Legal Assistant - Litigation, Fort Lauderdale
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Legal Assistant - Litigation, Fort Lauderdale
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Shutts & Bowen LLP .
This position performs a variety of legal administrative support duties and delivers high-quality service to clients, exhibiting commitment to integrity and excellence. Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of law firm and practice-specific administrative processes and procedures, information technology systems, research tools, and a broad-based understanding of the clients, matters, and associated practices.
Essential Functions
Experience working in a mid to large-size firm and collaborating with various firm-wide departments handling multiple responsibilities, including case opening, conflict checks, billing, training, records, etc.
Proficient knowledge of the rules of procedure using various court filing systems; experience filing pleadings in both Federal and State courts by the related court requirements.
Effective oral and written communication skills needed to draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents.
Experience tracking firm, attorney, and client expenses and using application software to process reimbursements and payments.
Knowledge and ability to participate in the client billing process, including assisting attorneys in entering narratives, tracking billable tasks, making edits, calendaring billing due dates, and delivering bills to clients in electronic and paper forms.
Schedule state court hearings by court requirements.
Understand court requirements to calculate deadlines and ensure the attorney and team meet them.
Schedule client appointments in coordination with the attorney.
Possess some knowledge of special events planning and coordination to organize attorney business development events.
Managing electronic and paper case files.
Handling incoming and outgoing mail and other correspondence; answering, screening, directing, and placing telephone calls and emails.
Consistently deliver outstanding client service and quality.
Education and Experience
Must have three to five years of law firm experience, preferably as a litigation legal assistant with Federal and State court experience.
Experience working with multiple attorneys required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully: typing/using a keyboard and writing by hand.
The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required include close and distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Attendance in the office is required. This is not a remote or hybrid position.
Shutts & Bowen LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Shutts & Bowen LLP by 2x.
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Function: Legal
Industry: Law Practice
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Legal Assistant - Litigation, Fort Lauderdale
role at
Shutts & Bowen LLP .
This position performs a variety of legal administrative support duties and delivers high-quality service to clients, exhibiting commitment to integrity and excellence. Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of law firm and practice-specific administrative processes and procedures, information technology systems, research tools, and a broad-based understanding of the clients, matters, and associated practices.
Essential Functions
Experience working in a mid to large-size firm and collaborating with various firm-wide departments handling multiple responsibilities, including case opening, conflict checks, billing, training, records, etc.
Proficient knowledge of the rules of procedure using various court filing systems; experience filing pleadings in both Federal and State courts by the related court requirements.
Effective oral and written communication skills needed to draft and proofread correspondence, pleadings, and other legal documents.
Experience tracking firm, attorney, and client expenses and using application software to process reimbursements and payments.
Knowledge and ability to participate in the client billing process, including assisting attorneys in entering narratives, tracking billable tasks, making edits, calendaring billing due dates, and delivering bills to clients in electronic and paper forms.
Schedule state court hearings by court requirements.
Understand court requirements to calculate deadlines and ensure the attorney and team meet them.
Schedule client appointments in coordination with the attorney.
Possess some knowledge of special events planning and coordination to organize attorney business development events.
Managing electronic and paper case files.
Handling incoming and outgoing mail and other correspondence; answering, screening, directing, and placing telephone calls and emails.
Consistently deliver outstanding client service and quality.
Education and Experience
Must have three to five years of law firm experience, preferably as a litigation legal assistant with Federal and State court experience.
Experience working with multiple attorneys required.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully: typing/using a keyboard and writing by hand.
The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required include close and distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Attendance in the office is required. This is not a remote or hybrid position.
Shutts & Bowen LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Shutts & Bowen LLP by 2x.
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Function: Legal
Industry: Law Practice
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