Legal Assistant

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.•Miami, FL

138d•Onsite

About The Position

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. is hiring a full-time Legal Assistant for its Miami, Florida office. The position supports attorneys handling civil defense litigation and involves hands-on collaboration with clients and firm employees. The role is primarily based in an indoor office environment and is mostly sedentary, with occasional standing, walking, reaching, bending, stretching, and lifting of supplies or materials weighing up to 20 pounds. The employee regularly uses office equipment and computers and is required to see, talk, and hear. The environment may have varying noise levels and temperatures, and work may be interrupted from time to time. The firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees. Compensation is commensurate with experience. The firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

Requirements

At least 3 years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense litigation.
Florida state filing, including e-filing experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
Critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including extended periods of sitting, occasional standing, walking, reaching, bending, and stretching, and occasional lifting of supplies or materials up to 20 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
Strong working knowledge of general liability and/or insurance defense.
Experience handling first-party property defense cases.
Federal e-filing experience using PACER.
Team-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

Under attorney direction, draft and prepare correspondence and other written documents, including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, and letters.
Maintain calendars for trial and discovery deadlines.
Schedule depositions, hearings, appointments, and other legal proceedings.
Organize, open, close, manage, and maintain files.
Monitor files, escalate issues requiring attorney involvement, and handle highly sensitive case issues and materials in a timely manner.
Assist attorneys with time entry in billing software.
Prepare and track subpoenas or other requests for information, handle their disposition, and issue subpoenas as needed.
E-file documents using state and federal court databases.
Perform other duties as assigned.