Legal Assistant Criminal Defense

Are you ready for a career challenge that focuses more on personal growth than just a job posting? If you're passionate about assisting others and thrive in a high-achieving environment, Rossen Law Firm is calling your name. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, we stand by good people during tough times to pave the way for a better future. We are in search of a driven and meticulous Legal Assistant to support our dynamic team, contributing to daily operations and case preparations for a seamless workflow. Joining us means being part of a vibrant team of dedicated, witty, and skilled individuals who are committed to treating our clients with utmost respect, empathy, and care. Ready to embrace the challenge? Responsibilities: • Interacts with clients and other parties and builds relationships with them by phone, email, and in person. • Maintain and update case management system, relationship management systems, document management systems, and other mission-critical systems. • Maintain calendars: schedule appointments, post tasks, and deadlines, and ensure the Firm and team’s calendars are accurately maintained and organized in a logical and efficient manner. • Retrieves and delivers emails and voicemails and ensures that copies of messages are documented in the Firm’s files (paper, electronic, or both). • Interacts with the courts and administrative agencies regarding hearings, motions, and other appearances, becoming the courts’ primary point of contact with the firm for all administrative and scheduling issues. Is also responsible for monitoring Court Zoom if the attorney is not present. • Prepares and ensures the execution of engagement agreements, receipt of signed agreements, Waivers of Prosecution, and sections of Seals and Expungement cases. • Prepares and sends legal correspondence as directed by attorneys; puts documents typed initially by attorneys into final form, ready to be delivered to courts, clients, co-counsel, and opposing counsel, including legal motions: Motion Modify Pre-Trial Release, Motons for Early Termination of Probation. • Ensures that the attorney has all of the relevant materials ready when the attorney has meetings or court appearances, including trial prep and trial binders, mitigation, legal research, and case law. • Enters time, billing data, and costs. • Sets up and manages new client and Firm files (including unique post-strategy session tasks); closes files after the case is closed. • Make copies, scan documents, mail subpoenas/discovery to clients in custody, and provide in-house notary services. • The Legal Assistant carefully ensures tasks are completed by the due date, legal documents are accurate, and client communications are handled promptly. Qualifications: This person must have excellent time management skills in addition to the following: • 1+ years of proven experience in legal support is required. • Experience in criminal law is preferred but not required. • Excellent computer skills and experience in Microsoft and Google applications and Salesforce. • Strong customer service skills with a genuine desire to help people in need. You must love criminal defense. • A strong-minded person who can handle coaching in a fast-paced environment. • Ability to handle sensitive situations in a professional, confidential, and courteous manner. • A curiosity to learn things quickly and always strive to be better. • Spanish speaking is preferred. • Strong understanding of legal terminology, procedures, and documentation. • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. • Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and quality. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. Compensation: $50,000 - $60,000

• Interacts with clients and other parties and builds relationships with them by phone, email, and in person. • Maintain and update case management system, relationship management systems, document management systems, and other mission-critical systems. • Maintain calendars: schedule appointments, post tasks, and deadlines, and ensure the Firm and team’s calendars are accurately maintained and organized in a logical and efficient manner. • Retrieves and delivers emails and voicemails and ensures that copies of messages are documented in the Firm’s files (paper, electronic, or both). • Interacts with the courts and administrative agencies regarding hearings, motions, and other appearances, becoming the courts’ primary point of contact with the firm for all administrative and scheduling issues. Is also responsible for monitoring Court Zoom if the attorney is not present. • Prepares and ensures the execution of engagement agreements, receipt of signed agreements, Waivers of Prosecution, and sections of Seals and Expungement cases. • Prepares and sends legal correspondence as directed by attorneys; puts documents typed initially by attorneys into final form, ready to be delivered to courts, clients, co-counsel, and opposing counsel, including legal motions: Motion Modify Pre-Trial Release, Motons for Early Termination of Probation. • Ensures that the attorney has all of the relevant materials ready when the attorney has meetings or court appearances, including trial prep and trial binders, mitigation, legal research, and case law. • Enters time, billing data, and costs. • Sets up and manages new client and Firm files (including unique post-strategy session tasks); closes files after the case is closed. • Make copies, scan documents, mail subpoenas/discovery to clients in custody, and provide in-house notary services. • The Legal Assistant carefully ensures tasks are completed by the due date, legal documents are accurate, and client communications are handled promptly.

Compensation:
$50,000-$60,000 per year