Legal Assistant

• Support the Chief Counsel and Deputy Chief Counsel for the Florida Highway Patrol, as well as other FHP Troop Legal Advisors as assigned.
• Assist attorneys handling Department civil, administrative, and appellate litigation, primarily involving Florida Highway Patrol asset forfeitures.
• Prepare drafts of pleadings, orders, motions, memoranda of law, and other legal correspondence.
• Perform legal research and data collection.
• Manage attorney calendars and track deadlines.
• Maintain litigation files in the case management system.
• File litigation documents with clerks of court and/or judges.
• Request and schedule hearings with courts.

Legal Assistant – Paralegal Specialist II

• Manage attorney calendars and scheduling
• Track attorney time
• Draft legal documents, including standardized letters, pleadings, and reports
• Apply knowledge of Florida court procedures
• Use e-Service and e-Filing systems
• Support attorneys in a fast-paced, evolving legal environment

• Support insurance defense legal work in the Fort Myers office
• Handle general litigation tasks
• Manage attorney calendars and scheduling
• Capture attorney time
• Draft legal documents, including standardized letters, pleadings, and reports
• Communicate with team members and clients
• Provide excellent customer service to clients
• Follow up on items and manage tasks in a fast-paced environment

Legal Assistant – Construct, Insurance Defense

• Produce and manage large documents in Microsoft Word
• Manipulate spreadsheets in Excel, convert Excel spreadsheets to PDF, and produce and organize PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat
• Draft grammatically correct and properly formatted legal documents and correspondence as instructed by attorneys
• Proofread and edit documents
• Track discovery activity, deadlines, and response status
• Prepare exhibits and documents for hearings
• Provide onsite support at hearings, including physical handling of prepared materials
• Assist with complex legal filings at the State and appellate level
• Maintain confidential and non-confidential digital and physical files according to policy
• Perform general office duties and provide phone coverage for the main phone line
• Assist attorneys with daily administrative activities, travel arrangements, and travel-expense reimbursement entries

Senior Administrative Legal Assistant

• Manage tasks associated with the foreclosure sale process
• Prepare bids, sale publications, sale motions, correspondence, and other legal documents
• Review client financials to calculate bids
• Follow up with clients, court dockets, and publishers to ensure sales are properly held
• Field calls from borrowers, clients, and other outside parties
• Develop and maintain relationships with business associates and clients
• Update the firm’s internal case management system and client systems accurately and consistently
• Provide exceptional customer service to clients
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed

Legal Assistant jobs in Florida

Legal Assistant – Paralegal Specialist II

Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant – Construct, Insurance Defense

Senior Administrative Legal Assistant

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