Insurance Defense Legal Assistant

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Job Title: Experienced Insurance Defense Legal Assistant
Salary: Competitive salary with benefits package
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in litigation/insurance defense

Department: Administrative Staff
Location: West Palm Beach, FL

H1: Join Our Fast-Growing Team as an Experienced Insurance Defense Legal Assistant
H2: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package Offered

Introduction:

Cole, Scott & Kissane, ., Florida's largest litigation firm, is seeking an experienced Insurance Defense Legal Assistant to join our team in West Palm Beach. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. If you have a minimum of 2 years of litigation experience, including insurance defense, and possess strong communication, organizational, and multitasking skills, we welcome your application.

Responsibilities:
- Assist lawyers and paralegals with general liability litigation tasks
- Perform administrative duties such as coordinating meetings, scheduling, answering calls, and maintaining electronic case files
- Schedule hearings, depositions, mediations, and other events
- Compile and organize documents and prepare binders/folders
- Gather and organize records, documents, and other materials
- Calendar important dates and deadlines

Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary
- Familiarity with legal procedures and terminology
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of Federal and Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
- Experience with electronic filing and calendaring in state and federal courts
- Knowledge of the litigation process and court procedures, including Florida E-Filing (ECF)
- Experience with trial preparation
- Highly motivated with at least 2 years of commercial litigation assistant support experience
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office software, excellent typing and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and multitask in a fast-paced environment

Equal Opportunity:
Cole, Scott & Kissane, . is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status, consistent with federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.

Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 20 days of paid time off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Health and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- 401k
- Short and long-term disability
- Long-term care insurance

Why Work for Us?
- Join Florida's largest litigation firm with a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity for growth and advancement
- Work with a team of experienced legal professionals
- Be a part of a diverse and inclusive workplace

H2: Required Skills and Experience

- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary
- Experience with insurance defense is necessary
- Familiarity with legal procedures and terminology
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of Federal and Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
- Experience with electronic filing and calendaring in state and federal courts
- Knowledge of the litigation process and court procedures, including Florida E-Filing (ECF)
- Experience with trial preparation
- Highly motivated with at least 2 years of commercial litigation assistant support experience
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office software, excellent typing and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and multitask in a fast-paced environment

H2: Equal Employment Opportunity

At Cole, Scott & Kissane, ., we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status. We comply with federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and offer a diverse and inclusive workplace.

H2: Benefits Package

- Competitive salary
- 20 days of paid time off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Health and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- 401k
- Short and long-term disability
- Long-term care insurance

H2: Why Work for Us?

- Join Florida's largest litigation firm with a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity for growth and advancement
- Work with a team of experienced legal professionals
- Be a part of a diverse and inclusive workplace

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20 days of PTO, paid holidays, health and dental insurance, life insurance, 401k, short and long-term disability, and long-term care insurance

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Legal procedures & terminology, electronic filing, trial preparation, Microsoft Office, organizational skills

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Qualified candidates with the experience listed above may apply

Qualification and Experience At least 2 years of experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary

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