Legal Assistant - Tampa

La Cava Jacobson & Goodis • Tampa, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

La Cava Jacobson, P.A. 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

• High school diploma from an accredited institution.
• 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.
• Basic PC skills
• Ability to use phone system, copier, scanner, fax, and printer.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Insurance Defense experience, preferably 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.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• 401(k)
• profit sharing
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• critical care
• accident and hospital indemnity insurance
• life insurance for dependents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED