Legal Assistant

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant for our West Palm Beach Office. 

JOB SUMMARY

The individual in this role will assist attorneys in defending medical malpractice matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm.

· Under attorney direction drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, contracts, opinions, position papers, letters, etc., and any other    documents as necessary.

· Manages scheduling of any legal proceedings and maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.

· Organizes and analyzes documentary evidence including medical records, reports, depositions, discovery, investigative and other documents and summaries. Interpretation and preparation of chronologies and summaries as requested.

· Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other request for information.

· Ensures organization of files including maintenance and management.

· Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement. Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to case.

· Conducts legal research using online media for experts, background searches, case investigation.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

· 2+ years of prior Legal Assistant experience in defense litigation preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.

· Experience with nursing home defense, general liability, and/or employment law cases preferred.

· Florida 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 and the ability to work with minimal supervision

· High School Diploma or its equivalent required.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.

Working Conditions

This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

Benefits

Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.

QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.