Construction Litigation Legal Assistant – 132
Job Description
Job Id: 272
Due to the retirements and relocations, our Tampa client has a need for a strong Litigation Assistant in their construction practice group. Qualified candidates must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience as a legal administrative assistant with a focus on litigation. Experience with construction litigation is preferred.
Qualified candidates must be proactive, flexible, have excellent organizational and communication skills, proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, and experience with electronic document management systems; Filesite experience is a plus. The ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks based on business needs is essential.
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Assist attorneys in preparing, proofreading and revising legal documents
- Scheduling of Court appearances and depositions
- Trial and deposition preparation experience
- Proficiency with electronic filings in Federal and Florida State Courts
- Time entry and client billing
- Maintenance of files and records
- Submission of new business intake and conflicts checks
- Scheduling travel, appointments and meetings
- Maintaining attorneys’ calendars and contact lists
- Backup coverage for other Legal Administrative Assistants when necessary
Our client serves their business clients in key industries across the country and around the globe. Their national and international litigation teams are well equipped to handle the most complex business trials, arbitrations, and appeals, and have developed especially deep experience in the defense of class actions and mass actions, white collar representation, high-stakes business litigation, and government investigations. They have tried more than 1,500 cases to judgment or verdict and defended several hundred class actions across the country.
The cases they handle cut across every subject area, including consumer and business fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act enforcement, contracts, shareholder disputes, antitrust, insurance, securities, products liability, construction, real estate, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, labor and employment, intellectual property, health care, telecommunications, energy, constitutional claims, international and domestic arbitration, and federal and state governmental disputes.
They advise clients on sophisticated business transactions across a range of issues and industries, including both domestic and international matters and handle a wide variety of transactions for clients throughout the country and internationally. Locally, they have a strong presence in Tampa, with 95 attorneys in the office, including all administrative management.
They also cater to high-growth clients, including technology-based companies, advising them on capital formation, debt financing, corporate governance and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities compliance and disclosures, tax planning, and cyber-security concerns, as well as all phases of real property site acquisition and disposition, financing, permitting, and development.
Their government consultants have extensive expertise dealing with federal and state regulators, legislative bodies, and executive agencies on a wide range of issues, including insurance and tort reform, health care, financial regulation, government investigations, and enforcement actions.
Hiring and advancing diverse attorneys has been a core component of the firm’s culture since long before the practice gained currency in the legal marketplace. Initiatives include:
- a 360-degree review process through which our attorneys and government consultants rank their practice group leaders on factors that include how well they promote diversity — their effectiveness weighs into their compensation
- networking, informal mentoring, professional development opportunities through the firm’s LGBT Alliance, Minority Alliance, and Women’s Alliance.
They recognize that the ability to provide the highest level of client service is inextricably linked to commitment in hiring, training, and advancing exemplary lawyers. Their legal talent is our most significant asset – a strategic priority.
In summary, the firm strives to earn an “A” from every client on every engagement. It takes diligence, drive, creativity, a can-do attitude, efficiency, and an understanding of the clients’ big picture issues. Although the firm places a premium on hard work, strong performance, and occasional sacrifice, they value our lives outside the office, and believe that balance is crucial to professional success and to the enduring strength of the law firm.
Salary: $60-70K. Excellent benefits. 37.5 hour week (M-F. 9:00-5:30).
http://www.suncoastlegalsearch.com/Jobs/Construction-Litigation-Legal-Assistant—132-272
