Professional Liability 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.
The Position
We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our dynamic Professional Liability team. This position will support three attorneys and requires excellent multi-tasking and organization skills. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years litigation legal assistant experience, including experience filing in state and federal courts.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Organize, track, and maintain original documents and electronic files in PerfectLaw
- Schedule meetings, deadlines, and maintain attorney calendars
- Administrative operations such as: trust deposits; check requests, expense reimbursement
- File documents with the courts or other government entities
- Compile legal documents for transmission to client
- Perform initial assessment of project/matter deliverables and requirements
- Drafting, proofing, and finalizing legal documents
- Compose correspondence/responses that deal with legal subject matter requiring considerable discretion and judgment
- Track status of tasks and documents requiring action
- Contact state and federal agencies
- Communicate with clients as needed
Required Skills/Abilities:
- 5+ years of litigation legal assistance experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Must be a self-starter, professional, and team player
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, various flowcharting programs, performing background searches and public record searches
- Familiarity with electronic filings with governmental entities and document management systems.
Bush Ross operates in a modern, business professional environment and is proud to offer its employees competitive salaries, benefits packages, a generous paid time-off policy, 401k plan and free parking. Bush Ross is an EEO employer.
To apply, please send your resume to hr@bushross.com.