LEGAL ASSISTANT WITH LITIGATION DEFENSE EXPERIENCE

Legal Search Solutions
Tampa, FL
Permanent

Our client, a highly respected national law firm, is seeking an experienced Litigation legal assistant with Defense experience

The legal assistant needs to have a minimum of three (3) years insurance defense litigation experience.

This is a full-time permanent position and is on-site.

Responsibilities for the legal assistant

  • Assists attorneys in all phases of the litigation discovery process; helping attorneys prepare for hearings, arbitrations, and trials.
  • Provides direct support to attorneys, and will be asked to perform the following tasks :
  • Assist with preparing pleadings and discovery for trial; coordinate the production of third party records;
  • Prepare subpoenas in compliance with state and federal regulations;
  • Trial preparation and assisting the paralegal with trial exhibits; analyze, review and organize privileged documents / data for document production and discovery responses;.

Qualifications :

  • The ideal candidate must have an Associate's or bachelor’s degree
  • Candidate will have at least three to five years of litigation paralegal experience.
  • Qualified candidate should have excellent interpersonal / communication skills, including strong writing skills, ability to multi-task and work within deadlines, keen knowledge of e-discovery issues and familiarity with federal and state court / agency regulations.
  • You must also be proficient in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and other office tools, including e-discovery software and document management platforms.

Knowledge of the firm's document management program, iManage / FileSite, is a plus.

30+ days ago
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