Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Ascension Global Staffing & Executive Search is seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal needed in our Downtown Fort Lauderdale office.

• Candidates should have at least 3 years of complex commercial litigation experience in a law firm environment, with strong knowledge of e-filing in State and Federal court for Florida.
• The ideal candidate will have superior organizational skills, can handle a high volume and fast-paced environment, pays strict attention to detail, and takes initiative to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner.

Your Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal Duties & Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Familiarity with all aspects of complying with filing requirements and deadlines, including ability to draft pleadings and orders.
• Preparing and e-filing documents including but not limited to complaints, motions, and discovery in Federal and State Courts for Florida.
• Heavy Dictation.
• Coordinate and assist with trial preparations.
• Handling multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Heavy calendaring and scheduling for meetings, calls, deadlines, and proactively ensuring deadlines are met.
• Manage attorney's schedule and calendar all meetings/deadlines.
• Preparing and responding to extensive discovery, utilizing e-discovery software if needed.
• Document management, organization, retrieval, and production.
• Maintain case pleadings, correspondence, discovery, and research for large volume cases.
• Prepare and finalize pleadings in accordance with applicable court rules.
• Prepare for depositions, i.e., prepare documents electronically and all other discovery related tasks.
• Coordinate work with outside document/litigation vendors, including adherence to strict deadlines.
• Cite-check and edit/revise legal documents.
• Organize and prepare exhibit lists and/or privilege logs.
• Some billable work required.
• Other duties assigned.

We have great benefits, most of which are effective on your first day:

• Heavily subsidized health insurance premiums
• Firm paid HSA contributions ranging from $600 and $1,200 annually
• Firm pays 100% of employee only premium for dental insurance and provides inexpensive options for dependents.
• Firm pays 100% of employee only premium for vision insurance and provides inexpensive options for dependents
• Tax advantaged account options like Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
• Life Insurance, paid by the Firm
• Long-Term Disability Insurance, paid by the Firm
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 11 paid holidays (in 2024)
• Generous PTO for full-time employees
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) options from day one. Eligible for discretionary Firm matching contribution after 1 year of service