LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL

Job Description

Job DescriptionLitigation Paralegal Case Manager Willing to Train
Please Note:
Although experience is preferred, this role could also be a great fit for a new paralegal who has earned a paralegal certificate and fulfills the additional requirements.
Real Estate Law Firm in Boca Raton has an opening for a full-time administrative litigation paralegal.

Required:

• Must be comfortable on the phone
• Great customer service is a must
• Communicate effectively by email and phone
• Organization is key
• You must be a team player

Duties:

• Handle all phases of litigation in Florida courts
• Must be focused and detail-oriented
• Must have the ability to handle a large volume of cases in a fast-paced environment
• Must have excellent communication skills with attorneys, other staff members, clients, opposing counsel, judicial assistants, clerks, etc.
• Ability to handle all aspects of litigation, including drafting correspondence and pleadings, maintaining calendars, coordinating hearings and mediations, e-filings, and hearing and trial preparation
• Candidate must be able to correctly and timely enter flat-rate bills and hourly billing
• Candidate must be comfortable collecting online client payments and posting receivables data

Qualifications:

• Prefer 2+ years of CIVIL LITIGATION experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, but willing to train a new paralegal with a paralegal certificate.
• Must be familiar with the submission of Orders and other materials to judges, using various submission services depending on the county and judicial divisional instructions
• Must be proficient with Florida's e-Portal and e-filing, bankruptcy CM/ECF filings, and online Order submissions for Florida civil courts
• Must be able to communicate effectively and clearly by email, using proper grammar, mastery of the English language, without errors
• Must be able to communicate effectively with clients by telephone
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), QuickBooks, or other law office billing software
• Must be able to stay organized while managing a large volume of cases in a fast-paced environment, work diligently and with a sense of urgency, utilize critical thinking, and be able to "think outside the box" for problem-solving
• Must be able to commute to their office in Boca Raton, Florida

Pay:
$45K - $65K based on experience

Benefits

• The firm contributes to your Health Insurance
• 2 weeks vacation to start
• Growth potential

Kindly send your resume in Word format to SherryZ@TopLawJobs.com

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