Legal Assistant I

				Overview:

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a fast-growing commercial insurance company, has an immediate need for an in-house legal assistant to work in the following AmTrust location: FL - Boca Raton, and Maitland 

Responsibilities:

* Provide Legal Assistant support to 1 or more Attorneys.
* Identify and flag critical documents requiring timely responses and associated deadlines to ensure our clients/insureds/Company are protected from sanctions and unnecessary litigation.
* Coordinate/schedule meetings, hearings, appointments, and depositions
* Maintain and manage Attorney calendars avoiding and resolving conflicts.
* Generate draft templates (pleadings, motions, objections, correspondence) for attorney review and approval.
* Assemble medical packets to experts along with itemized schedule of records.
* Document processing (assemble, copy, scan, serve, E-file accordingly)
* Manage and prioritize competing deadlines.
* Communicate with claim partners, clients, witnesses, Court, opposing counsel, vendors, and team members.
* Maintain data integrity in our document management platform supporting our paperless environment (documents, parties, roles/relations, naming conventions)
* Timely transmit and request payments to vendors, experts, etc.
* Knowledge of local Court rules and filing requirements
* Assist Managing Attorney and Manager with special assignments as needed.

Provide backup support when needed:

* Answer inbound main line phone calls and route inquiries to correct team member.
* Greet and manage guests and vendors.
* Retrieve, scan, and route all incoming mail to proper team and Claims.
* Monitor and process office electronic mailbox correspondence.
* Process outbound USPS/FedEx mail Provide office support as needed (place tickets for failing equipment, order office supplies, assist peers as needed and during PTO)

Qualifications:

* High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
* 1+ years' Florida workers compensation experience required.
* Prior workers' compensation experience supporting multiple attorneys and competing deadlines.
* Ability to type a min. of 70 wpm and must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
* Organized, self- motivated, ability to prioritize and work independently.
* Exceptional attention to details and the production of professional work product
* Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Work in a team environment with a positive respectful attitude
* Experience with a document management platform (Litify a plus)

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