Legal Assistant

Hall, Schieffelin & Smith, P.A. is an AV rated Winter Park medical malpractice defense law firm with an immediate opening for a full-time legal secretary. The position requires a minimum of five years of Florida medical malpractice experience handling cases from pre-suit through trial. We offer an excellent benefit package including Health, Dental, LTD, LTC, Life Insurance and a 401(k) Retirement Plan. Essential Duties: · Draft correspondence, emails, deposition summaries, discovery plans, initial reports, and status reports · Setting up matters in Client Profiles and maintaining complete and accurate information in Client Profiles from inception to conclusion of each case · Making travel arrangements, as necessary · Setting up depositions and engaging court reporters, as necessary · Answering incoming calls and taking messages · Participating in the firm’s docketing system, including scheduling, logging and reminding attorneys of deadlines and appearances · Preparing travel reports and vouchers as necessary · Assist paralegal in preparing discovery documents and electronically file pleadings via Florida court’s E-Filing Portal · Maintain calendar with scheduling of conference calls, depositions, hearings and mediations; select documents/records to prepare attorney for same · Coordinate conferences, unsworn statements and depositions of Plaintiff, Defendant, Co-defendant, treaters, experts, fact witnesses and hospital employees Job Requirements: · Qualified, experienced candidates must possess a minimum of 5 years of recent, relevant insurance defense/medical malpractice experience · Experience in MS Office and Adobe · Possess knowledge of electronic filing procedures (E-Filing), calendaring and scheduling with multiple parties · Detail oriented, motivated, organized and the ability to work with minimal supervision · Performs other duties as assigned This position is subject to a background check.