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Litigation Legal Assistant (Direct Hire)

Tampa, FL 33602

Posted: 09/12/2023 Job Number: 10620

Job Description

TempExperts seeks an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to work with insurance defense cases supporting busy litigation attorneys. This is a Direct Hire opportunity in the Tampa area!

***Candidates must have current and relevant knowledge of Florida Court procedures, as well as eService and eFiling. Applicants must have 2+ years litigation experience with insurance defense. ***
 
 
Sample of Essential Functions and Basic Duties:
  • Draft, review, revise, prepare, format, and edit comprehensive legal documents and other communications. Prepare pleadings and other court documents for attorney review.
  • Open new files for new matters and new clients, including running conflict searches for new cases.
  • Organize and manage client files by scanning, saving, filing, naming, and destroying, when appropriate, client data in paper and electronic formats.
  • Effectively communicate with attorneys, clients, opposing counsel, and adjusters by email and phone.
  • Calendar emails, e-filed documents, paper mail, hand-delivery, and faxes.
  • E-file and E-serve documents with attorney approval/ Print and circulate e-filed documents.
  • Schedule depositions, hearings, mediations, and inspections.
  • Answer attorney calls and take messages, forward calls as appropriate, and Make travel arrangements for attorneys.
  • Prepare for trial by organizing documents, binders, charts, graphs, and other evidentiary exhibits under the direction of a paralegal and/or attorney.
  • Prepare binders for depositions and mediations.
  • Update client case lists to ensure accuracy.
  • Update trial, mediation, and case lists to ensure accuracy.
  • Providing coverage for other secretaries, receptionists, or litigation support clerks as necessary.
  • Review pre-bills and distribute for revisions/Ensure pre-bills are accurate prior to sending bills to client.
  • Send invoices to client and follow-up with clients on past-due invoices.
  • Answer questions regarding billing, client budgets, expert invoices, client invoice appeals, etc.
  • Complete projects as assigned.
Benefits Include:
  • Hybrid work schedule after 6 months with the firm
  • 401(k) with match after one year of service (in 2023 the match is 50% of your first 6% of deferrals)
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.
  • Paid parking
  • Health insurance, including firm paid HSA contributions for some plan options.
  • Firm paid Life insurance.
  • Long Term Disability insurance

TempExperts is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Additional Information

If interested please apply online or call 727.210.7855.

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