Case Support Specialist

The Jacksonville, FL office of Burr & Forman LLP, a dynamic, service-oriented law firm, seeks a case support specialist to join our growing team.  This role handles reception duties and provides administrative support to attorneys and other team members.

 KEY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Enter and/or edit time and billing of attorneys and timekeepers.
• Enter and/or edit expenses of attorneys; organize receipts, and prepare expense reports and requests for reimbursement.
• Draft, type, and scan correspondence, office memos, documents, emails, and other printed materials.
• Assist and/or prepare and process legal documents such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, pre-trial agreements, and other due diligence items; transcribe attorney dictation from transcription equipment.
• Assist attorneys and team members with preparation for meetings, hearings, depositions, and trial as needed.
• Order catering as needed for meetings, depositions, and closings.
• Assist in production of documents to opposing counsel.
• Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes to index documents for filing.
• Scan and label documents into firm’s document management system.
• Monitor all case documents and create/maintain Master File Index of client documents.
• Review all case documents for important dates and update calendars.
• Assist in documenting CLE credits for attorneys as requested.
• Assist in document preparation for attorney licensing and state applications for same as requested.
• Find, retrieve, add, and store file material and records.
• Perform periodic inspection of file material to ensure correct placement, legibility, and proper condition.
• Read, scan, sort, and classify incoming material, mail, and information according to guidelines.
• Open and close new client matters, including conflict checks, as requested.
• Handle copy jobs, certified mail, mail pickup/drop off, and local hand deliveries to the courthouse.
• Destroy or transfer inactive cases and unnecessary documents per instructions and/or legal requirements.
• Keep accurate records of files and filing systems.
• Order office and break room supplies.
• Reconcile firm credit card in Chrome River.
• Receive and place telephone calls as needed.
• Interact with clients as required.
• Screen incoming calls, clients and visitors.
• Handle reception duties, including answering switchboard, greeting guests, directing callers and guests to appropriate destination, scheduling conference rooms, scheduling catering and events, and other similar duties.

THE ESSENTIALS

• A high school diploma or equivalent and relevant experience are required; a college degree is preferred.  Successful completion of courses in business, computers, typing, and English will be helpful.
• Punctuality, professional image, and pleasant, professional telephone voice are a must.
• Excellent organizational and paper filing skills, attention to detail, excellent knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and proficiency in MS Word and Outlook are required.  Proficiency in MS Excel is a plus. 
• Must be able to lift and/or transport materials weighing up to 25 pounds and to work overtime as requested.

Additional Information

Burr & Forman’s experienced legal team serves clients with local, national, and international legal needs. Our attorneys draw from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience to serve as trusted business advisors and legal counsel to help clients achieve their goals. Our firm's century-strong success is credited to our lawyers' forward-thinking approach to crafting innovative solutions for the challenging situations encountered by our clients.  It is not just hard work, knowledge, and experience that are integral to the quality and delivery of our legal services. It is also a diverse, creative, and future-focused approach that enables us to achieve exceptional results that matter.  To learn more about our firm, visit www.burr.com. 

Burr & Forman LLP provides a wide range of benefits designed to support our employees and families including comprehensive health insurance, dental and vision insurance, group term life and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan and retirement planning services, paid time off, and free wellness and mental health services among other benefits. 

The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation.  Actual compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, education, work experience, geographic location, skills and competencies, industry knowledge, job responsibilities, market considerations and other business considerations.   

Equal Opportunity Employer

Burr & Forman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting lawyers and staff without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, military and protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

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