Legal Assistant

Position Summary:
Client is looking for a paralegal/legal secretary with 3-5 yrs experience who is familiar with the client court systems and working with 3-4 attorneys.

Must have experience filing documents with the court, contacting judge assistance, manage attorney case files, attorney calendars and knowledge of general court systems. Qualified candidates will be performing basic word processing, using templates to draft correspondence and creating documents.

Contractor Duties
The legal assistant acts as the legal secretary for assigned attorneys
Formatting, finalizing, typing, and filing documents.
Preparing letters and legal documents from drafts.
Filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals.
Serving or arranging service of legal documents, and maintaining attorney case files.
Prepares subpoenas, discovery requests, schedules hearings, trials, depositions, and arranges facilities as directed.
Retaining and scheduling court reporters and obtaining transcripts.
Performing general secretarial duties such as phone calls and travel arrangements.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Closing case files, and supporting office management as needed.

Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience
Ability to speak and understand English - Required
Must possess at least a high school diploma - Required
Associates of Bachelors degree preferred - Desired
Must have 3 to 5 yrs experience working as a paralegal or legal secretary - Required - 3 Years
Proficient using Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint - Required - 3 Years
Experience preparing legal documents and subpoenas - Required - 3 Years
Experience preparing discovery requests and scheduling hearings, trials and depositions - Required - 3 Years
Experience formatting, finalizing, typing and filing documents - Required - 3 Years
Experience preparing letters and legal documents from drafts - Required - 3 Years
Experience filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals - Required - 3 Years
Experience managing executive management daily calendars - Required - 2 Years
Experience managing travel arrangements - Required - 1 Years
Experience working in the Florida Courts systems - Highly desired

Notes :
Monday - Friday 8 : 30am - 5 : 30pm

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status