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Defense Legal Assistant Jobs in Florida, United States at EdHike
Title: Defense Legal Assistant
Company: EdHike
Location: Florida, United States
Large Tampa Law Firm is looking for a talented Insurance Defense Legal Assistant with 3+ years of experience to support our fast-paced construction liability insurance defense practice. (1st or 3rd party coverage background required) If you thrive in a high-volume environment and are eager to work closely with a driven partner, this is the role for you!
They have a great working environment/culture with an excellent comprehensive benefits package with a firm in Tallahassee FL
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Set hearings, depositions, mediations and meetings for attorney
- Calendar deadlines for discovery, trial, etc.
- Scan and save all documents and mail into the Firm’s Document Management System
- Prepare documents for filing with court (hearing notices, mediation notices, deposition notices, notices of filing, etc.)
- Process all invoices for subpoenas, document requests, deposition transcripts, etc.
- Save all email correspondence between attorney, paralegal and opposing counsel
- Update/Keep track of case list, trial list and closing of files
- Open new files – run conflict checks, request parties to be added to AIM, set up new file
- Transcribe dictation for attorneys (If Applicable)
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel and vendors
- Handle travel arrangements for attorneys
- Set up conference room(s) for client meetings
