Legal Assistant Job Clearwater area,Florida USA,Law/Legal

Overview

Frank Crum is a Top Workplace! Frank Winston Crum Insurance (FWCI) issues Workers' Compensation and General Liability policies by offering flexible coverage and payment options to meet the varied needs of businesses. FWCI has grown from a single-state insurance carrier to a licensee in 42 states and continues to expand. The firm remains committed to the principle: "always to do the right things for the right reasons!"

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The Role You ll Play to Create Success

We are excited to announce our search for a full-time Legal Assistant
. In this role, you will provide legal and administrative assistance to staff counsel in the defense of FWCI’s insureds in litigation matters involving property, bodily injury, and construction defect claims throughout the State of Florida.

Responsibilities

Assists with reception duties as necessary, including answering and screening calls, taking messages, and answering routine questions.

Receives, verifies, and organizes critical and non-critical paperwork and documents.

Files and serves documents in compliance with Florida and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Ensures compliance with all local Court rules.

Performs scheduling of litigation events, including inspections, hearings, depositions, and trials.

Calendars events and tasks as necessary for litigation matters.

Manages attorney’s calendars.

Advises staff counsel of upcoming due dates and priority issues.

Develops draft pleadings and shells for review by assigned staff counsel.

Prepares drafts of documents, affidavits, and other routine correspondence.

Maintains electronic and hard copy case files and databases.

Retrieves records and data as directed.

Prepares documents for scanning, printing, and otherwise.

Coordinates with outside litigation vendors, including certain aspects of invoicing and payments.

Qualifications

Keys to success in this position include a minimum of 5 years of law firm experience with defense-oriented litigation.

Associate’s degree and experience working with multiple attorneys (preferred).

Experience with construction defect, property, premises liability, and bodily injury claims. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (365 or similar), including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Experience working with law firm case management software, with Clio and/or Faster Law preferred.

Experience with document and ESI management software.

Our Competitive Benefits

Along with this great opportunity, Frank Crum provides benefits from top carriers including:

Health Insurance is zero dollar paycheck cost for employee coverage and only $290 per month for family!
Dental and Vision Insurance
Short Term Disability and Term Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
Long Term Disability and Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Supplemental insurance plans such as Accidental, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services and Pet Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with 100% employer match on the first 4% contributed; immediate vesting
Employee Assistance Program at no cost to the employee
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement
Health Savings Account funded by Frank Crum
PTO and holiday pay
Education reimbursement up to $5,250 tax-free per calendar year
PTO cash out
Tickets at Work
Access to the Corporate America Family Credit Union
Employee and client referral bonus programs
Paid volunteer time
Disaster Relief Fund for employees

What s Special About Frank Crum

Frank Crum, a family-owned business-to-business entity since 1981, consists of Frank Crum Corporate (a professional employer organization), Frank Crum Staffing, Frank Winston Crum Insurance Company, and the Frank Crum Insurance Agency — all based in Clearwater, Florida. This "family of employer solutions" employs approx. 400 people serving over 4,000 clients in the United States. Frank Crum employees are trained to deliver high value through exceptional customer service and treat clients and coworkers like family.

By living our Brand Pillars (Integrity, Affinity, and Prosperity), employees are recognized at quarterly events for exceptional service and tenure milestones.

The Frank Crum headquarters spans 14 acres and includes a cafe,…


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