Position Summary: Hyde Park community association law firm is seeking an experienced legal assistant/ paralegal to work part time (~15 hours per week) in a growing law practice. Prior collections experience and familiarity with Macs a plus. Flexible hours are possible. Please send your resume with references and salary requirements.
Essential functions and responsibilities:
- Manage client intake process and screen potential new clients.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with owners, board members, property managers, and other support professionals.
- Organize and maintain deadlines and ongoing projects.
- Assist with drafting collection letters, pleadings, motions, and other documents
- Filing documents with both State and Federal Court.
- Assist with the preparation of legal and legislative updates for distribution to clients.
- Maintains litigation files and assists with litigation matters
- Track all outside legal expenses
- Works independently and within a team on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects
- Manages calendars, makes travel arrangements, and prepares expense reports
- Answer non-routine correspondence and assemble highly confidential and sensitive information
- Other duties/projects as assigned
Experience:
- Experience within a collections practice or a community association law practice
Qualifications required:
- Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Experience with Mac computers a plus.
- Must be flexible and have the ability to multitask
- Polished and effective communication skills
- Self-motivated, efficient, detail and results oriented individual that can execute job duties/responsibilities with little to no supervision
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the Company’s internal and personnel affairs
- Able to work independently as well as in a team environment
Job Type: Part-time
Experience:
- Relevant: 1 year (Preferred)
- Legal Assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
Location:
- Tampa, FL (Required)
Work Location:
- One location
