Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in Lakeland, FL at Pansler Law Firm
About us
The Pansler Law Firm was established in 1991 by Karl F. Pansler for the primary purpose of helping individuals and families who have had a tragic event occur in their lives. Mr. Pansler aspired to be a trial lawyer all of his life, and has always felt that advocacy for the injured is more than just a vocation, it is a calling.
Mr. Pansler is a highly regarded and proven trial lawyer with over 30 years of extensive trial experience. Through the many years he has practiced, Mr. Pansler has learned what he does well and has focused his practice on these areas – catastrophic injury and medical malpractice. He believes that his results in this area speak for themselves.
The mission of the Pansler Law Firm is to vigorously fight for our clients in every court of law we enter to achieve the greatest amount of fairness and justice we can potentially obtain and to do it better than anyone else.
We are looking for a self-motivated Legal Assistant/Receptionist to become a part of our team, ensure smooth running of the office, and effective case management. You will provide overall support to attorneys’ business needs. Please be advised this is an onsite position.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to attorneys and enhance office effectiveness
- Handle communication with clients, witnesses, adjusters, medical personnel, etc.
- Prepare case briefs and summarize depositions, interrogatories, and client testimony
- Investigate facts to help in the negotiation of legal disputes
- Locate and develop relevant case information
- Acquiring records and documents from providers
- Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence to clients, adjusters, medical personnel, attorneys, etc.
- Answer and direct phone calls to the proper attorney and take messages as needed
- Record and store client information
- Organize and file mail
- Draft demand letters
- Open and close files
- Monitor deadlines and ensure important dates are calendared
Skills
- Proven work experience as a legal assistant, legal secretary, or paralegal (Preferred)
- Familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols, and the court system (Preferred)
- Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office (Preferred)
- Computer literacy (Required)
- Proficiency in English (Required)
- Excellent secretarial and organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Required)
- Deadline and detail-oriented
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Administrative: 1 year (Preferred)
- Law office: 1 year (Preferred)
Location:
- Lakeland, FL 33801 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Title: Legal Assistant
Company: Pansler Law Firm
Location: Lakeland, FL
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