We are seeking a Bilingual, detail-oriented and organized Litigation Personal Injury Legal Assistant to support our litigation team in a fast-paced plaintiff personal injury law firm. The ideal candidate will have strong calendaring, scheduling, and administrative support skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and assist attorneys and paralegals throughout the litigation process.
Responsibilities
- Calendar court deadlines and trial order deadlines after review by the assigned paralegal
- Maintain and manage attorneys’ calendars, including:
- Entering all hearings, depositions, mediations, conferences, and court dates
- Uploading and attaching relevant documents to calendar events
- Obtaining Zoom links and setting virtual meetings/events
- Coordinate and schedule depositions, hearings, mediations, conferences, and litigation meetings
- Communicate with clients strictly for scheduling depositions, mediations, and litigation meetings
- Contact clients when a case transfers into litigation to schedule litigation meetings with attorneys
- Coordinate dates with opposing counsel, clients, expert witnesses, and other parties at the direction of attorneys or paralegals
- Prepare deposition binders, mediation binders, hearing folders, and other litigation materials for attorneys
- Upload motions and responses to judicial hearing dockets as requested by attorneys or paralegals
- Request and follow up on medical records and billing records from healthcare providers
- Provide general administrative and litigation support to attorneys and paralegals
- Assist with additional litigation support tasks as assigned
- Must Speak Spanish
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Ability to Commute:
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
