Litigation Paralegal - Case Manager

Company: Kelley, Grant, & Tanis, P.A.
Location: Deerfield Beach
Posted on: May 2, 2024

Job Description:

Litigation Paralegal/Case Manager-Willing to Train



Boca Raton-based real estate law firm has an immediate opening for a full-time litigation paralegal in our Boca Raton office. The ideal candidate must be comfortable on the phone, must love to give great customer service, must be able to communicate effectively by email, and must be organized.



Although experience is preferred, this role could also be a great fit for a new paralegal who has earned a paralegal certificate and fulfills the additional requirements.

Responsibilities:
--- The candidate will handle all phases of litigation in Florida courts
--- Candidate must be focused and detail-oriented
--- Candidate must have the ability to handle a large volume of cases in a fast-paced environment
--- Candidate must have excellent communication skills with attorneys, other staff members, clients, opposing counsel, judicial assistants, clerks, etc., and be able to handle all aspects of litigation, including the drafting of correspondences, pleadings, maintaining calendars, coordinating hearings, mediations, e-filings, and hearing/trial preparation
--- Candidate must be a team player
--- Candidate must be able to correctly and timely enter flat-rate bills and hourly billing
--- Candidate must be comfortable collecting online client payments and posting receivables data

Qualifications:
--- Prefer 2+ years of CIVIL LITIGATION experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, but willing to train a new paralegal with a paralegal certificate.
--- Must be familiar with submission of orders and other materials to judges, using various submission services and depending on the county and judicial divisional instructions
--- Must be proficient in using Florida's ePortal and e-filing, bankruptcy CM/ECF filings, and online order submissions for Florida civil courts
--- Must be able to communicate effectively and clearly by email, using proper grammar, mastery of the English language, without errors
--- Must be able to communicate effectively with clients by telephone
--- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), QuickBooks, or other law office billing software
--- Must be able to stay organized while managing a large volume of cases in a fast-paced environment, work diligently and with a sense of urgency, utilize critical thinking, and be able to "think outside the box" for problem-solving
--- Must be able to commute to our office in Boca Raton, Florida

About Company:
Kelley, Grant, & Tanis, P.A. offers Florida homeowners, community associations, and investors a full array of real estate legal services. These include transactional and litigation representation ranging from landlord-tenant law, security deposit disputes, escrow deposit disputes, association corporate representation, collections, association creditor bankruptcies, lien foreclosures, mortgage foreclosures, suits for damages, deed transfers, covenant preparation, violation letters, along with a wide variety of other civil legal matters.



Our mission is to provide effective legal advice and representation at reasonable rates.

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