What are the responsibilities and job description for the Law Clerk position at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.?
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. is a multi-office national law firm is immediately seeking a Law Clerk to perform a variety of legal assignments assisting attorneys in our Miami office.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.
Working Conditions
This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.
Benefits
Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.
The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.
Compensation Commensurate With Experience.
QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
- Effectively compose various legal documents including but not limited to pleadings, discovery, subpoenas and draft correspondence.
- Review and summarize records.
- Act as a liaison with experts and witnesses in scheduling/coordinating appearances and/or depositions along with documentation retrieval.
- Summarize discovery responses and draft standard discovery motions.
- Conduct preliminary legal research as necessary.
- Assists attorneys in preparing for depositions and trials.
- Perform other duties as requested.
- The successful candidates will be in law school or have a recent law degree of ABA approved law school.
- Superior written and oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with court personnel, attorneys and their staff, clients, and witnesses.
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to manage time and multitask effectively; display problem solving skills by developing methods or approaches to getting the work done.
- Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems) and spreadsheets.
- Bachelor’s Degree.
This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.
Working Conditions
This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.
Benefits
Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.
The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.
Compensation Commensurate With Experience.
QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.