Senior Legal Assistant - Personal Injury & Trial Prep

NALS; West Palm Beach (FL); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. in Florida seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to join a nationally recognized personal injury trial firm.

You will support attorneys with discovery, pleadings, medical chronologies, and trial prep in a collaborative team environment. Requirements include five+ years in plaintiff litigation (PI/medical malpractice), proficiency with Microsoft Office, and bilingual Spanish preferred.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of plaintiff litigation experience in Personal Injury and/or Medical Malpractice cases.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) required.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Self-motivated and organized with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare medical chronologies and medical expense itemizations.
• Prepare discovery responses for attorney review.
• Draft pleadings.
• Assist in trial preparation, including witness organization and exhibit lists.
• Anticipates and identifies clients’/colleagues’ current and future needs.
• Shares information and offers ideas and solutions in a team environment.

Skills

Plaintiff litigation experience

Microsoft Office Suite

Bilingual Spanish

Self-motivated

Organized

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree

Tools

FileVine

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. in Florida seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to join a nationally recognized personal injury trial firm.

You will support attorneys with discovery, pleadings, medical chronologies, and trial prep in a collaborative team environment. Requirements include five+ years in plaintiff litigation (PI/medical malpractice), proficiency with Microsoft Office, and bilingual Spanish preferred.