# Legal Assistant

**Company**: Morgan & Morgan
**Location**: Jacksonville, Florida
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $20 per hour
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Legal

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## Description

At Morgan & Morgan, we're seeking a Legal Assistant to join our Social Security team. As a Legal Assistant, you will be highly organized and able to work on a varied caseload, taking pride in what you do, and assisting the attorney in preparing documents and correspondence as needed.

Responsibilities:

- Perform administrative duties, such as scheduling calendar hearings and deadlines, organizing case files, and managing logistics

- Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes

- Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices

- Implement and improve upon administrative processes for more efficient workflow

- Collect, examine, and organize evidence and other legal documents for attorney review and case preparation

- Draft and proofread correspondence and legal documents, such as pleadings and contracts

- Research regulations, laws, and legal articles to assist with the preparation of reports, case files, and legal advice

- Manage client billing by preparing, finalizing, and sending out bills, as well as resolving billing issues in cooperation with the billing attorney

- Communicate with clients and witnesses to schedule meetings, interviews, and hearings

- Manage, organize, and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing systems

- Provide general administrative assistance, such as maintaining the attorney's calendar and making travel arrangements

Qualifications:

- High school diploma or GED

- Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies, Bachelor's Degree, or a Paralegal Certificate (preferred)

- Prior experience as a case manager in a Veteran Affairs department (preferred)

- At least 1 year of working legal, medical, or social services experience (preferred)

- Highly organized with the ability to multitask, prioritize, handle a fast-paced environment, and manage workload with a great attitude and minimal supervision

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including good presentation skills

Benefits:

- Medical and dental insurance

- 401(k) plan

- Paid time off and paid holidays

## Skills

### Required
- organizational skills
- communication skills
- administrative skills
- research skills
- document management

### Nice to have
- Paralegal Studies
- Veteran Affairs experience
- legal experience
- medical experience
- social services experience

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