Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal #36172
Legal
Fort Lauderdale, FL Direct Hire Mar 28, 2024
Contemporary Staffing Solutions is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join our client in Fort Lauderdale, FL! This position will play a crucial role in supporting our attorneys in all phases of the litigation process. This Direct-Hire opportunity offers $70,00-$75,000/year!

Responsibilities:
  • Draft pleadings, motions, and orders, ensuring compliance with filing requirements and deadlines.
  • Prepare and e-file documents, such as complaints, motions, and discovery, in both Federal and State Courts for Florida.
  • Conduct heavy dictation and transcribe accurately.
  • Assist in trial preparations, including coordinating schedules, organizing exhibits, and managing deadlines.
  • Maintain attorney's schedule, calendar meetings, calls, and deadlines efficiently.
  • Manage extensive discovery processes, including preparation, response, and utilization of e-discovery software if necessary.
  • Handle document management, organization, retrieval, and production for large volume cases.
  • Prepare for depositions by organizing documents electronically and assisting with other discovery-related tasks.
  • Coordinate with external document/litigation vendors, ensuring adherence to strict deadlines.
  • Conduct cite-checking, editing, and revising of legal documents as necessary.
  • Prepare exhibit lists and/or privilege logs as required.
  • Engage in some billable work as assigned.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by attorneys or management.

Requirements:
  • Minimum of 3 years of complex commercial litigation experience in a law firm setting, with expertise in e-filing in both State and Federal court for Florida.
  • Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle high volumes of work and meet strict deadlines.
  • Detail-oriented individual who takes initiative and demonstrates a proactive approach to task completion.

Contemporary Staffing Solutions (CSS) has been a leading provider of contract, temporary, temporary-hire & direct hire solutions. We began as a staffing agency and evolved to a national provider of workforce management solutions with a niche recruitment focus in Accounting & Finance, Call Center & Office, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, & Information Technology. To learn more about CSS, visit our website: www.ContemporaryStaffing.com.