Litigation Legal Assistant

Job Title : Legal Assistant - Litigation

Location : Miami, FL

Salary : $70k – $85k + Bonus

Growing Law Firm seeks a Legal Assistant to join their Team!

Responsibilities :

• Experience working in a mid- to large-sized firm and collaborating with various departments across the firm to handle multiple responsibilities, including case openings, conflict checks, billing, records, and more.
• Strong knowledge of Federal and State court rules of procedure, including understanding the requirements to calculate deadlines.
• Schedule hearings and appointments in coordination with the attorneys.
• Effective oral and written communication skills are essential for drafting and proofreading 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 client billing, including assisting attorneys in entering narratives, tracking billable tasks, making edits, and delivering bills to clients in both electronic and paper formats.
• Managing electronic and paper case files.
• Handle incoming and outgoing mail and other correspondence—answer, screen, direct, and place telephone calls and emails.

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