Legal Assistant

Taylor Nelson PL is seeking a legal assistant to join its nationally recognized boutique transportation and logistics practice. This opening is available in the firm’s Downtown St. Petersburg location. We are a small firm with a national footprint, handling complex and challenging matters that make a real business impact across the country.

We are looking for an individual who enjoys problem solving and desires a challenging environment.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• General Attorney and Paralegal Support
  
  
  
  • Assist multiple attorneys with litigated, non-litigated, corporate and administrative proceeding matters throughout the State of Florida and elsewhere
  
  
  • Transcribe papers and pleadings
  
  
  • Schedule and coordinate in-person and telephone meetings- including court hearings, depositions, and mediations
  
  
  • Create professional documents with consistent formatting, through the use of Microsoft and Adobe programs
  
  
  • Help manage attorney workload through tracking of assigned matters and deadlines
  
  
  • Proactively communicate and offer support as needed
  
  
  • Take on special projects as requested by attorneys, including projects relating to both legal practice and firm development
  
  
  • Assist with timekeeping and expense submissions
  
  
  • Manage attorney travel, including all logistics, reservations, information, and coordination
  
  
  • Create tasks and calendar notifications, with reminders, for appointments and court deadlines
  
  
  • Monitor attorney CLEs
  
  
  • Manage attorney calendars
  
  
  • Manage and organize electronic and paper files
  
  
  • Manage incoming and outgoing mail
  
  
  • Administrative office support to Chief Administrative Office
  
  
  • Other tasks as needed
  
  
  
  


• Skills
  
  
  
  • Knowledge and willingness to learn court procedures and filing rules
  
  
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
    
    
    
    • Redline, OCR, Formatting, Editing
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Preferred:

Florida Experience and prior work in a law firm
Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Notary Public License (or willingness to obtain)

Requirements:

Three to six+ years’ experience as a legal assistant

Fluent in Spanish to write, read, speak and comprehend legal documents

Pay
$50,000-$60,000

Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401K Benefits
- Paid Time Off and Holidays

Teamwork, Building Your Profession, and Momentum
Do you want to be part of something that helps shape an industry, stretches your skill set, and gives you an opportunity to serve a growing industry while investing in your career? Are you ready to be a significant and valued contributor at one of the leading voices in a complex and tight-knit field of legal practice? Taylor Nelson PL offers a collegial and dynamic working environment.

We live by and constantly build up our core values:

• Build Relationships: Investing in the long term with genuine support for clients and colleagues with pride in solutions.


• Strive for Excellence: Innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial within a continuum of excellence.


• Industry Leadership: Renown for leadership knowledge, quality, work ethic, and meaningful contributions to the communities in which we live and work.


• Take Responsibility & Provide Solutions: Embrace reasoned risk and pro-actively communicate reliable solutions.


• Accountable Flexibility: Honesty, mutual respect, integrity, teamwork, and ethical behavior in all our actions.
  
  

To learn more about us, check out our website at www.taylorlawpl.com.

Taylor Nelson PL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Taylor Nelson PL was awarded the 2019 Top Company for Women to Work in Transportation by the Women in Trucking Association and 2018 Best Places to Work Award, Small Business Category, by Careersource Polk. We pride ourselves in first class legal work, professional development, and supportive culture in a boutique practice.