Job Title: Office of General Counsel-Executive Assistant Job Location: Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Job Duration: 9 Months
Job Summary:
The Client is looking for a paralegal/legal secretary with 3-5 yrs experience who is familiar with the Florida 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.
Job Responsibilities:
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 Matrix:
Ability to speak and understand English Required
Must possess at least a high school diploma Required
Associates of bachelor's degree preferred Desired
Must have 3 to 5 years' 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
Numbers & Facts
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Salary
$20–$30 Per Hour
Skills
Administrative Skillsunmatched
Attorneyunmatched
Calendar Managementunmatched
English Languageunmatched
Executive Assistant Skills unmatched
File Managementunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Journalismunmatched
Legalunmatched
Legal Documentsunmatched
Legal Support Skillsunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft Outlookunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Office Managementunmatched
Paralegalunmatched
Travel Planningunmatched
Typingunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
Word Processingunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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