Senior Paralegal - Office Manager

Senior Paralegal – Office Manager

Help lead the daily operations and senior paralegal support of a growing Florida law firm where accuracy, initiative, judgment, and teamwork matter every day.

Black Law P.A. is seeking an experienced Senior Paralegal – Office Manager to serve as an operational backbone for the firm while also providing substantive paralegal support in commercial litigation, corporate practice matters, entity filings, and related case work.

This is a hands-on, high-responsibility role for someone who can manage details, support attorneys, guide staff, maintain office systems, and move work forward without constant direction. The right candidate will bring strong paralegal experience, practical office administration judgment, and the confidence to help implement processes, prepare reliable work product, and keep the team organized.

The role is primarily based in the Fort Lauderdale office and will support coordination with the firm's Tampa office as needed.

You are steady, detail-focused, self-directed, and accountable. You know how to take an assignment, think through the next steps, prepare a strong first product, and ask smart questions when needed.

You are comfortable being the person others rely on to keep matters, deadlines, staff, systems, and office needs moving. You bring calm leadership, strong follow-through, and the ability to work with different attorney styles while staying professional, solution-oriented, and focused on the work.

You value teamwork, ambition, attention to detail, and emotional intelligence. You take pride in doing things correctly, supporting your colleagues, and helping create a firm culture built on collaboration, accountability, precision, and progress.

Key responsibilities include overseeing and supporting the work of other staff members, assisting with commercial litigation and corporate practice matters, preparing and filing motions, complaints, and other court documents, pulling cases, conducting legal research, preparing hearing binders, trial boxes, exhibits, mailings, and other litigation support materials, handling Sunbiz filings, corporate filings, entity setup, and related business documentation, entering matter costs, preparing retainer requests, and accurately inputting client payments, supporting office administration, coordinating with the Fort Lauderdale and Tampa offices, and assisting with additional administrative, paralegal, and firm operations needs as assigned.