Insurance Defense Legal Assistant

Bressler Amery & Ross•Florham Park, NJ

18h•$70,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Bressler, Amery & Ross, a dynamic and rapidly growing law firm with national practice, seeks a Legal Assistant for its’ Insurance Defense Practice Group. Much of the focus is upon all areas of first-party coverage, including windstorm, fire, theft, water damage, sinkhole, and “collapse claims.”

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years’ current legal assistant experience in insurance litigation.
Experience with insurance defense/first party property claims.
Experience with Florida E-Portal filing and Court Management System for all of Florida Circuit Courts required.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook; and document management system(s).
Strong proofreading and organizational skills.
Able to manage multiple tasks.
Team player: provide back-up support when available and as needed.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Federal Court preferable.

Responsibilities

Assisting in reviewing and analyzing cases to determine their readiness for trial litigation.
Organizing case files and documents.
Case tracking and calendaring all necessary deadlines.
Coordinate hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and any other event necessary.
Manage attorneys’ calendar.
Document production.
Drafting simple pleadings including notices, subpoenas and motions.
Electronic Fillings.
Interacting with firm personnel, third-party witnesses, external vendors, outside counsel, and clients.
Preparing standard form responses.
Research case law to be submitted to the Court.
Supporting other projects as needed.