Job
Title: Legal Assistant
Work
Arrangement: Onsite
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Employment
Type: Contract
Engagement
Type: 1099 or W2 only (No C2C)
Final
Interview: Inperson
Position Summary
Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring a Legal Assistant for a
Florida state government client within the Office of General Counsel.
The client is looking for a paralegal or legal secretary with three to
five years of experience who is familiar with the Florida court systems and
with supporting three to four attorneys. The successful candidate must have
experience filing documents with the court, contacting judicial assistants,
managing attorney case files and attorney calendars, and must have knowledge of
general court systems. Qualified candidates will be performing basic word
processing, using templates to draft correspondence, and creating documents.
Duties
• Act as the legal secretary for assigned attorneys.
• Format, finalize, type, and file documents.
• Prepare letters and legal documents from drafts.
• File pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals.
• Serve or arrange service of legal documents, and maintain
attorney case files.
• Prepare subpoenas and discovery requests, schedule hearings,
trials, and depositions, and arrange facilities as directed.
• Retain and schedule court reporters and obtain transcripts.
• Perform general secretarial duties such as handling phone calls
and making travel arrangements.
• Maintain proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word,
Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Close case files and support office management as needed.
Requirements
Required and Desired Skills Matrix
1. Ability to speak and understand English. Required.
2. Must possess at least a high school diploma. Required.
3. Associate or Bachelor’s degree. Desired.
4. Must have three to five years of experience working as a
paralegal or legal secretary. Required, 3 years.
5. Proficiency using Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook,
Excel, and PowerPoint. Required, 3 years.
6. Experience preparing legal documents and subpoenas. Required, 3
years.
7. Experience preparing discovery requests and scheduling hearings,
trials, and depositions. Required, 3 years.
8. Experience formatting, finalizing, typing, and filing documents.
Required, 3 years.
9. Experience preparing letters and legal documents from drafts.
Required, 3 years.
10. Experience filing pleadings and motions with appropriate
tribunals. Required, 3 years.
11. Experience managing executive management daily calendars.
Required, 2 years.
12. Experience managing travel arrangements. Required, 1 year.
13. Experience working in the Florida court systems. Highly desired.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the qualifications should send their
resume to [email protected]
Skills Required
- Ability to speak and understand English.
- High school diploma.
- Associate or Bachelor's degree.
- Three to five years experience working as a paralegal or legal secretary.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) with 3 years experience.
- Experience preparing legal documents and subpoenas (3 years).
- Experience preparing discovery requests and scheduling hearings, trials, and depositions (3 years).
- Experience formatting, finalizing, typing, and filing documents (3 years).
- Experience preparing letters and legal documents from drafts (3 years).
- Experience filing pleadings and motions with appropriate tribunals (3 years).
- Experience managing executive management daily calendars (2 years).
- Experience managing travel arrangements (1 year).
- Experience working in the Florida court systems.
What We Do
Dhaka Technologies Limited is a Washington, D.C.-based IT solutions and staff augmentation provider serving government and private-sector organizations. It supplies IT staffing, recruiting, consulting, hardware and software solutions, application development, cloud and infrastructure services, cybersecurity, data engineering, and software testing. The company helps clients build and manage secure, scalable technology environments while connecting them with skilled technical professionals across diverse industries.
