Legal Assistant - Fort Lauderdale

La Cava Jacobson & Goodis•Fort Lauderdale, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

La Cava Jacobson, an AV Preeminent rated Florida Defense Firm, handles litigation and appeals in all Florida state and federal courts. With over 35 attorneys across 6 offices, we serve clients throughout the State of Florida. The attorneys of La Cava Jacobson are committed to providing exceptional legal services, and they have the experience, resources, credentials, and credibility necessary to assist their clients in achieving their desired results. La Cava Jacobson is currently seeking a Legal Assistant with 3+ years of prior Insurance Defense experience, preferably in the areas of medical malpractice and healthcare defense.

Requirements

Minimum of three - five years of experience required.
3+ years of prior Insurance Defense experience, preferably in the areas of medical malpractice and healthcare defense.
High school diploma from an accredited institution.
Possess basic PC skills
Ability to use phone system, copier, scanner, fax, and printer.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the areas of medical malpractice and healthcare defense.

Responsibilities

Maintain attorney's calendars, ensuring deadlines and events are appropriately calendared and met.
Schedules appointments, depositions, meetings, inspections, hearings, etc., and keep appointment calendars for the candidate’s team of attorneys.
Assist attorneys in drafting, proofreading, redacting, and editing various documents and contracts for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, format and content.
Manage billing for assigned attorneys (time entry, pre-bills, invoicing) and ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines.
Handle incoming invoices from vendors, experts, and other third-parties for services rendered to the firm on behalf of our clients.
Submit New Case Assignments, Conflict Checks, and manage other matter-related updates.
Submit and Prepare files for closure.
Answer telephone and routine questions from clients and team members and/or route calls to appropriate staff members.
Assist with the organization of client materials and attorney work product.
Handle court filings and submissions through the Florida E-Filing Portal, E-Courtesy, E-Service, JAWS, CM/ECF, and services and submission to opposing counsel.
Manage Case Glide, Acuity, Legal Tracker, and other litigation management portals to update clients.
Efficiently and thoroughly understand how to use all necessary Firm software.
Perform administrative duties such as client file management, general correspondence, expense reports, CLE tracking, check requests, etc.