Legal Assistant

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Job summary

A prominent South Florida Family Law Firm is seeking a Legal Assistant. This in-person role in Fort Lauderdale requires 3-5 years of experience, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in legal procedures. Responsibilities include providing support to attorneys, managing communications with clients, and preparing for trials. The position offers a salary range of $70,000 to $85,000 along with benefits like medical insurance and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• Must have 3-5 years’ experience as a Legal Assistant, preferably in Family Law.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume caseload environment.
• Proficiency in legal procedures and court requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to attorneys.
• Assist with communication to clients and opposing counsel.
• Coordinate depositions and prepare for trials.
• Monitor and manage calendar events and deadlines.

Skills

3-5 years’ experience as a Legal Assistant

Familiarity with legal procedures

Excellent communication skills

Detail oriented and organized

Working knowledge of case management software

Job description

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Prominent South Florida Family Law Firm is seeking a Legal Assistant. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-intensive, high-volume caseload environment with multiple attorneys. Must be detail-oriented, organized, self-sufficient, and independent. Must be a team player.

Five days a week in-person office work is required. Duties include communication with clients, discovery compliance, discovery review, deposition/hearing/trial preparation, drafting of motions and responses, calendaring, e‑filing, and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to attorneys and enhance office efficiency.
• Assist with communication to clients, opposing counsel, judicial assistants, etc.
• Keep clients and attorneys moving forward with discovery deadlines.
• Identify, organize, and label discovery documents for production.
• Review and chart missing documents, draft motions to compel and discovery subpoenas.
• Coordinate depositions and obtain transcripts.
• Review divisional instructions and prepare scheduled matters for hearing within the timeline/instructions of the assigned judge.
• Assist attorneys with trial preparation.
• Monitor and manage calendar events and deadlines for multiple attorneys.
• Save emails, and client/court documents to the client file.
• Maintain all initial filings of legal records, briefs, and correspondence for assigned cases.
• Case preparations, office meetings, and other projects.

Skills

• 3‑5 years’ experience as a Legal Assistant (Family Law or other Litigation experience preferred).
• Familiarity with legal procedures, protocols, deadlines, and court requirements.
• Ability to work for multiple attorneys in a fast-paced, deadline-intensive, high-volume caseload environment.
• Detail oriented and organized, with the ability to focus despite interruptions.
• Working knowledge of case management and billing software.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to adapt to different personalities and work styles.

Ideal Candidate

• Dependable – reliable and enjoys helping the team.
• People‑oriented – enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects.
• Detail‑oriented – has a high level of focus on the work.
• High‑stress tolerance – thrives in a high‑pressure environment.
• Motivated – can anticipate the needs of the attorney.

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Legal
• Administrative

Industries

• Law Practice

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave

Location & Salary

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Salary range \$70,000.00 – \$85,000.00