First Party Defense Legal Assistant
The Company
Bush Ross is a full service large local law firm located on Tampa’s picturesque Riverwalk. We were founded on the principle that clients want caring, insightful, ethical, problem solvers who bring value to their business. We are committed to providing a “client-first” culture that emphasizes the care and concern for clients, as well as our employees.
Essential responsibilities of the position will include:
- Draft correspondence
- Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, judicial administrative staff, vendors and courts
- State and Federal Courts document filings
- Prepare documents for meetings, depositions, hearings, inspections, trials, etc.
- Accurately file court documents electronically and in document form, and be able to determine and follow any local or judge specific requirements related to same
- Maintain attorneys’ calendars for deadlines pertaining to discovery, settlement proposals, good faith offers, complaints, etc.
- Organize and maintain paper and electronic client/matter files
- Schedule travel and accommodations
- Efficient workflow to include; duplication, scanning, mailing, proofreading and merging of documents
- Accurate input of attorney time into Time and Billing system
- Tasks associated with the opening of new clients/matters in Case Management program
- Preparation of expense reports, check requests, trust deposits
- Other administrative duties as assigned
Ideal candidates for this position will possess the following qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a fast-paced litigation practice
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Enjoy working in a fast paced, detailed oriented, team-based environment
- Commitment to preforming consistent high quality work product
- Superior organizational skills
- Ability to perform basic bookkeeping, mathematical calculations and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experienced in document/case management programs, time/billing software and Microsoft Office
- Willingness to work occasional overtime
The Benefits
Bush Ross operates in an exciting and modern, business professional environment. We are proud to offer our employees competitive compensation and benefits.
Bush Ross is an EEO employer.
To apply, please send your resume to hr@bushross.com.