NO H1B SPONSORSHIP. 

Summary:  St Pete Law Firm seeks an experienced Legal Assistant  to add

as a Team Member  to our fast-paced  law practice  specializing in employment law, workers' compensation and commercial litigation.

Qualifications:

1)       A positive, detail-oriented Self-starter who multi-tasks and prioritizes with  minimal supervision.

2)       Advanced  knowledge of legal practices, terminology and format for legal documents.

3)        Interpersonal skills to deal with  Firm staff, opposing  counsel, clients, potential clients  and others  with  professionalism, tact  and courtesy.

4)        Flexible  and solution-oriented with  the ability  to work  under pressure and meet  deadlines  with  continuous interruptions.

5) General  office  experience including assisting  with  Firm vendors, posting  client  costs and other  internal office  operations; and

6) Advanced  verbal  and written communications skills, including the ability to transcribe dictation and type  at a minimum speed of 65 WPM.

Duties and  Responsibilities:

1)        Coordinates depositions, mediations, trial  and other  case events and maintains calendar  on case management system  for multiple attorneys.

2)        Reviews calendar  proactively to review  events, document calendar deadlines and works  with  Attorneys to complete tasks for case events.

3)        Prepares  legal documents such as correspondence, pleadings and discovery including transcribing dictation.

4)        Answers phones,  processes incoming and outgoing mail  on a daily  basis.