Legal Assistant in Atlanta GA

Summary

Legal Assistant

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. Posted on 2022-11-18

Salary	Not mentioned
Location	Atlanta, GA 30350
Type	Full-time

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Job Description

Overview:

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant for our Atlanta, GA Office. This is a full time position, competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Job Summary

The individual in this role will assist attorneys in insurance defense matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm.

Responsibilities:

• Under attorney direction drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, contracts, opinions, position papers, letters, etc., and other documents as necessary.
• Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other request for information.
• Ensures organization of files including maintenance and management.
• Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement. Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to case.
• Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines. Obtains trial settings, coordinates and assist in preparation.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil insurance defense for preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
• Georgia State and Federal Court filing including E-Filing experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required. Proficiency in Adobe required.
• Experience using timekeeping systems.
• Requires critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• High School Diploma or its equivalent required.

Benefits

Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

Physical Demands

This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.

Working Conditions

This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.

The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.

Compensation commensurate with experience. QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

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Company description:

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment. We offer employees a professional and social environment where talented people with diverse backgrounds and skills come together to serve the interests of clients. We are a multi-office national law firm offering a wide variety of legal services to public and private companies, professionals, entrepreneurs, and individuals. The firm’s strength flows from its experience in handling a broad range of complex business and commercial cases and transactions. QPWB serves clients in various industries and in multiple jurisdictions. We have offices in the following locations: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Novi, Orlando, Panama City, Pensacola, Phoenix, Tallahassee, Tampa, US Virgin Islands, West Palm Beach. To apply to our current open positions, please submit your resume to: resumes@qpwblaw.com