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About the Role
As a Legal Assistant at Morgan & Morgan, you will manage the law firm's day-to-day operations, providing administrative services and supporting the legal team. This role is crucial for ensuring efficient workflow and assisting in the fight for consumer rights.
Responsibilities
- Perform administrative duties including scheduling hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, and managing logistics.
- Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes.
- Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices.
- Implement and improve administrative processes for efficient workflow.
- Collect, examine, and organize evidence and legal documents for attorney review and case preparation.
- Draft and proofread correspondence and legal documents such as pleadings and contracts.
- Research regulations, laws, and legal articles to assist with report preparation, case files, and legal advice.
- Manage client billing by preparing, finalizing, and sending bills, and resolving billing issues.
- Communicate with clients and witnesses to schedule meetings, interviews, and depositions.
- Manage, organize, and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing systems.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
- At least 1 year of experience as an administrative assistant, legal assistant, legal secretary, or paralegal.
- Experience in Social Security, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Premises Liability, or other injury-related practice areas is preferred.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, handle a fast-paced environment, and manage workload with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in calendar depositions, mediation, and hearings.
- Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules, and procedures.
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines.
- Strong writing and communication skills with attention to detail.
- Extensive computer and database expertise, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Typing speed of no less than 35 wpm.
Skills
- Administrative duties
- Scheduling
- Case file organization
- Logistics management
- Pleadings and discovery indexing
- Document organization
- Evidence collection and organization
- Legal document drafting
- Legal document proofreading
- Legal research
- Client billing
- Client communication
- Witness communication
- Filing systems management
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Location
- On-site
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year of experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate's degree in paralegal studies (preferred)
- Paralegal certificate (preferred)
- Bachelor's degree (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $26.45—$26.45 USD per hour
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
About the Company
- Morgan & Morgan is a leading personal injury law firm dedicated to protecting the people, not the powerful.
- Our over 6,000 employees are united by one mission: For the People.
Equal Opportunity
- Morgan & Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
- This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.