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Litigation law firm in Miami seeks a Legal Assistant/Support Staff to join their Miam office located in Blue Lagoon area of Miami.

• Three or more years working as a legal assistant and support staff in a law firm environment is preferred.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ability to coordinate hearings, depositions, mediations and meetings for an attorney as needed in the litigation process.
• Prepare documents for filing with appropriate jurisdictions, JAMS, Judicial Assistants, Hearing Officers, etc.
• Process all invoices for subpoenas, document requests, deposition transcripts, etc.
• Maintain electronic document(s) including but not limited to correspondence, pleadings, discovery, responsive documents, records, emails, etc. prepared and/or received.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel and vendors.
• Handle travel arrangements for attorneys.
• Ability to accept additional duties as assigned in support of the firm in general.
• Working knowledge of Florida Civil Litigation and Rules of Civil Procedure to effectively calendar deadlines for discovery, trial, etc.
• Maintain the daily calendar of each attorney including, but not limited to, scheduling appointments, meetings, hearings and depositions.
• Ability to accurately type with excellent spelling, grammar, proofreading, transcription and general clerical skills.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, including personal computer, copier, multi-function printers, facsimile, and telephone.
• Strong knowledge of and ability to user software applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and PDF.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with co-workers, paralegals and attorneys in a business environment.
• Flexible, solution-oriented approach with the ability to provide valuable alternatives as needed while working under pressure and handling multiple priorities from multiple sources.

Firm provides competitive compensation based on experience.

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