[Remote] Legal Assistant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. is hiring a Legal Assistant to support attorneys in its civil defense litigation practice. The role provides docketing, court filing, case-file, scheduling, and administrative support in a fast-paced law firm environment.

Responsibilities

• Filing and circulation of pleadings in both state and federal court
• Maintain docketing for attorneys including assisting with calculation of court and discovery deadlines in accordance with state and federal rules
• Provide administrative support to attorneys assisting with processing invoices, coordinating scheduling of depositions, and ensuring compliance with client preferences and guidelines
• Assist with opening new files including assisting with collection of preliminary documents and information from clients and obtaining all necessary information from clients to open new files
• Assist attorneys with management of schedules including providing support coordinating travel, assisting with scheduling meetings, and managing attorney schedules
• Under attorney direction prepare correspondence and other written documents
• Prepare and handle tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information
• Assure organization of files including maintenance and management
• Monitor files and escalate issues requiring attorney involvement

Skills

• The ideal candidate will have litigation experience, attention to detail, and have the desire to work in a fast-paced litigation group
• Strong organizational skills a must
• 3+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment
• CO State and Federal Court filing including E-Filing experience required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required
• Requires critical thinking skills, superior communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment, high attention to detail, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• High School Diploma or its equivalent required

Benefits

• Flexible work environment and remote options available.
• For full-time hourly employees: medical, dental & vision insurance; employer paid life insurance; employer paid short-term disability insurance; generous 401(k) plan match; paid personal time off & vacation; paid holidays and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

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