Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

About the Company

We are seeking an experienced, detail oriented Legal Assistant to join a fast paced litigation team handling first party property and general liability insurance defense matters. This is a hybrid position, candidates must reside in Florida.

About the Role

This role supports attorneys in high volume insurance defense litigation. The ideal candidate must be able to perform scheduling, calendaring, template discovery, subpoena preparation, deadline tracking, and file management.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation files from intake through resolution
• Maintain attorney calendars, deadlines, hearings, mediations, depositions, and trial related tasks
• Schedule hearings, depositions, inspections, mediations, and client meetings
• Draft and issue template discovery, including interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admissions
• Prepare discovery responses, objections, and related document production support
• Draft and issue non party notices and subpoenas to medical providers, employers, vendors, custodians of records, and other third parties
• Track subpoena compliance and follow up to ensure timely production
• Obtain, organize, and summarize records, invoices, photographs, estimates, claim documents, medical records, and billing materials
• Assist with deposition preparation, including exhibits, chronologies, and document organization
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, adjusters, experts, vendors, court reporters, and opposing counsel
• Assist with e filing, service, case management updates, and litigation task tracking
• Ensure files remain organized, current, and ready for hearings, mediations, and trial
• Support trial preparation as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a legal assistant in an insurance defense firm preferred
• Florida residence required
• Experience with first party property defense and general liability defense preferred
• Strong experience with discovery, subpoenas, scheduling, calendaring, and litigation file management
• Familiarity with Florida civil procedure, e filing, and litigation deadlines
• Ability to manage high volume litigation files efficiently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization, follow through, and attention to detail
• Experience working with insurance carriers, adjusters, and institutional clients preferred
• Proficiency with case management systems, Microsoft Office, and e filing platforms
• Preferred Experience
• First party property insurance defense
• General liability defense
• Discovery drafting and subpoena preparation
• Insurance carrier reporting and compliance
• Working with high volume litigation teams

Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A. is a modern, boutique law firm focused on providing excellent advocacy and client service. Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A. was founded by passionate lawyers dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest level, specializing in the defense of First-Party Property and Third-Party Liability Insurance Claims, Coverage Recommendations for Commercial, Surplus, and State Insurance Carriers, Commercial Contract Drafting and Negotiations, and Commercial Disputes. The Founders’ vision of what an ideal law firm looks like is what sets Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A. (“SBLL”) apart. SBLL is not an ordinary insurance defense firm, it’s a think-tank where team members are rewarded for coming up with creative solutions to complex problems. Our team has extensive experience in a broad range of areas; we have aggressively litigated thousands of lawsuits and successfully conducted numerous jury trials. SBLL represents clients throughout Florida, in State and Federal Court.

Company Description

Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A. is a modern, boutique law firm focused on providing excellent advocacy and client service. Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A. was founded by passionate lawyers dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest level, specializing in the defense of First-Party Property and Third-Party Liability Insurance Claims, Coverage Recommendations for Commercial, Surplus, and State Insurance Carriers, Commercial Contract Drafting and Negotiations, and Commercial Disputes. The Founders’ vision of what an ideal law firm looks like is what sets Salehi Boyer Lavigne Lombana, P.A. (“SBLL”) apart. SBLL is not an ordinary insurance defense firm, it’s a think-tank where team members are rewarded for coming up with creative solutions to complex problems. Our team has extensive experience in a broad range of areas; we have aggressively litigated thousands of lawsuits and successfully conducted numerous jury trials. SBLL represents clients throughout Florida, in State and Federal Court.