Executive Consultant - Tallahassee, FL

Software Technology, Inc.; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Technology, Inc. seeks a paralegal/legal secretary with 3-5 years of experience, familiar with Florida court systems, to support 3-4 attorneys.

The role requires filing documents with the court, contacting judge assistants, and managing attorney case files and calendars. Duties include basic word processing, drafting correspondence from templates, preparing documents, serving pleadings, organizing transcripts, scheduling hearings, and maintaining attorney files.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of paralegal/legal secretary experience.
• Familiarity with Florida court procedures and filing processes.
• Experience supporting 3–4 attorneys and managing calendars.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the legal secretary for assigned attorneys.
• Format, finalize, type, and file documents.
• Prepare letters and legal documents from drafts.
• File pleadings and motions with tribunals.
• Serve or arrange service of legal documents; maintain case files.
• Arrange subpoenas, discovery requests, hearings, trials, and facilities.
• Retain and schedule court reporters and obtain transcripts.
• Perform general secretarial duties such as phone and travel arrangements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Close case files and support office management as needed.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Familiar with Florida court systems

Attorney calendar coordination

Court filings

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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.

Contractor Duties

• 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.