Senior Paralegal

Tiltedge Solutions; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of General Counsel, seeks an Executive Assistant with 3-5 years of experience in a legal environment familiar with Florida court systems. Responsibilities include filing documents with courts, coordinating with judges, managing attorney case files and calendars, drafting and formatting documents using templates, and basic word processing.

Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of paralegal/legal secretary experience.

Responsibilities

• Format, finalize, type, and file documents.
• Prepare letters and legal documents from drafts.
• File pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals.
• Serve or arrange service of legal documents, and maintain attorney case files.
• Prepare subpoenas, discovery requests, schedules hearings, trials, depositions, and arrange facilities.
• Retain and schedule court reporters and obtain transcripts.
• Perform general secretarial duties such as phone calls and travel arrangements.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal secretary duties

Court filings

Attorney calendars

Case management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

FL-DEP-Office of General Counsel-Executive Assistant - Client will determine pay rate based on candidate experience and interview.

Complete Description:

FL-Department of Environmental Protection-Office of General Counsel-Executive Assistant

Dress Code: Appropriate, Semi-Professional Dress Attire

Position Summary:

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.