Our client, a prestigious firm, seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to join their successful Commercial Real Estate/Land Use team in their Clearwater, FL office..The role comes with a great salary package with additional perks such as paid health care, gym reimbursement, and parking. The culture is compassionate, and the atmosphere is top-notch. 

Essential Duties: 

• Manage the day-to-day schedules of the attorneys.

• Assist attorneys with the preparation of legal documents. 

• Create, edit, and proofread work products to ensure accuracy. 

• Maintain multiple attorneys’ calendars – deadlines, appointments and meetings.

• Processing reimbursements, expense reports and check requests. 

• Inputs, reviews, edits, and closes timekeepers' time entries. 

• Handles monthly client billing. 

• Review billing pre-bills for accuracy and completeness. 

• Performs client, matter and timekeeper inquiries, and narrative edits. 

• Opens new matters and generates client conflict checks. 

• Sets up and   maintains timekeeper's work files, including daily and regular filing.  

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 3 years experience as a legal assistant supporting multiple attorneys. 

• Prior experience in litigation and/or real estate practice areas. 

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. 

• Experience with a document management system and time entry system preferred. 

• Excellent grammar, spelling, punctuation, and communication skills (both written and verbal). 

• Attention to detail and good organizational and analytical skills. 

• Flexible attitude and the ability to deal well with changing assignments and priorities.

To learn more, contact:   Sydney Frankel, Legal Staffing Recruiter sydney@zeregaconsulting.com