Legal Administrative Assistant
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough•Fort Lauderdale, FL
•Onsite
About The Position
Nelson Mullins, an AmLaw 60 Firm, is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support our South Florida Litigation Team in the Fort Lauderdale office. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering exceptional service to attorneys and clients. The position supports a dynamic national corporate dispute resolution practice handling sophisticated business disputes, litigation, arbitration, mediation, and related transactional matters across the United States.
Requirements
- Experience supporting attorneys in a legal or professional services environment.
- Strong organizational, communication, and multitasking skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Comfortable learning new systems and technologies.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, client-service focused, and enthusiastic about leveraging new technologies, including AI-powered tools, to improve efficiency and support a sophisticated national practice.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience supporting a corporate dispute resolution, commercial litigation, or transactional practice is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to attorneys and team members, assisting with all aspects of case and matter management.
- Drafting, formatting, and proofreading legal documents, correspondence, contracts, settlement agreements, and other transactional and dispute-related materials under attorney direction.
- Maintain electronic files in NetDocuments.
- Manage filings in state and federal courts, and in arbitration tribunal platforms.
- Monitor dockets and deadlines.
- Assist with hearings, mediations, depositions, arbitrations, and trials.
- Support document production and discovery.
- Coordinate calendars and meetings.
- Assist with collections.
- Communicate with clients and vendors.
- Support billing, conflict checks, matter intake, and other administrative functions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
