Legal Assistant

Overview: Due to continued growth, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.
A.
, a multi-office national firm is seeking a Legal Assistant for our Orlando, FL Office.
This is a full time position, competitive salary and benefits package offered.
JOB SUMMARY: The individual in this role will assist attorneys with insurance defense litigation matters.
This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm.
Responsibilities: Under attorney direction drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, contracts, opinions, position papers, letters, etc.
Organizes and analyzes documentary evidence including contracts, medical records, reports, depositions, discovery, investigative and other documents and summaries.
Interpretation and preparation of chronologies and summaries as requested.
Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information.
Ensures organization of files including maintenance and management both in paper and through case management system.
Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement.
Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to case.
Limited billing required.
Conducts legal research using online media for experts, background searches, case investigation.
Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
Obtains trial settings, coordinates and assists in preparation.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: 2+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
Florida State filing including E-Filing experience required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required.
Requires critical thinking skills, superior communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
High School Diploma or its equivalent required.
Benefits Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more.
Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.
Physical Demands This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time.
It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day.
They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers.
They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time.
While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.
Working Conditions This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels.
There may be varying degrees of temperature.
The employee may be interrupted from time to time.
The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position.
They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.
Compensation commensurate with experience.
QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
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