Legal Assistant

We are looking for a detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support a busy legal team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is a Contract position suited for a candidate with prior insurance defense experience, ideally including medical malpractice. The role requires strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment while providing dependable support to attorneys and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate attorney schedules by tracking court deadlines, arranging meetings, depositions, hearings, inspections, and other case-related commitments.

• Prepare, revise, proofread, and redact legal documents, correspondence, and related materials to ensure accuracy, completeness, and clear presentation.

• Oversee attorney billing activities, including time entry review, pre-bill preparation, invoicing, and adherence to client-specific billing requirements.

• Process and monitor invoices from outside vendors, experts, and service providers connected to active client matters.

• Open new matters, facilitate conflict check submissions, update case records, and organize documentation for file closing when matters conclude.

• Maintain orderly client and case files, ensuring legal materials and attorney work product are properly stored and accessible to the team.

• Submit filings and legal documents through Florida electronic filing systems and coordinate service to courts, clients, and opposing counsel as required.

• Update litigation management and client reporting platforms with accurate case information, status changes, and required matter details.

• Handle administrative support tasks such as correspondence, expense reporting, tracking requests, and other day-to-day legal support activities.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of legal support experience, with a background in insurance defense.

• Exposure to medical malpractice is highly desirable.

• Proficiency with court filings, including electronic filing procedures and related submission processes.

• Strong calendar management skills with the ability to monitor deadlines and coordinate complex scheduling.

• Experience drafting or editing legal documents and correspondence with a high level of accuracy.

• Ability to manage billing tasks, vendor invoices, and matter administration in a law firm environment.

• High school diploma from an accredited institution.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with dependable follow-through and composure under pressure.

Compensation

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