Our client is a Florida-based law firm with a national footprint. For more than 50 years, they have delivered innovative legal solutions for clients by understanding their needs, their business, and their industry. In the beginning the firm’s original four partners were engaged primarily in a burgeoning real estate practice. And while their real estate practice and deep-rooted involvement in that industry remains an integral component of the firm, they have grown alongside the dynamic needs of their clients and the community at large. Today the firm advises clients on almost every aspect of business: from copyrights and trademarks to high-stakes, high-profile litigation; from complex commercial and residential real estate issues to wealth management; from labor and employment law to healthcare; from capital raising and entity formation to corporate growth and expansion locally, nationally and internationally. Their culture is built on a solid foundation of integrity, collaboration, trust, mutual support, cooperation, a strong work ethic and client service. If you’re interested in working in an empowering environment with a leading firm, this could be the place for you.

The firm currently have an opening for a Legal Assistants with either Appellate or Family Law experience who will perform functions for partners and other senior attorneys.

Ideal candidates would have the majority of the following qualifications and experience:

• At least two years’ experience as a legal assistant.
• Prior experience assisting an attorney in an appellate of family law practice
• Must be detail oriented, organized, proactive, and must be able to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced practice.
• Have outstanding oral and written communication skill.
• Must have knowledge of pertinent Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, federal and state courts’ e-filing requirements, and CM/ECF proficiency.
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of both common software and legal packages.
• Able to function independently and without close supervision and enjoys working in a team environment.
• Has a professional demeanor and appearance consistent with working with one of the state’s largest leading law firms.

This is a direct hire position with outstanding benefits.