Legal Assistant - Criminal Defense

Legal Assistant for Criminal Law Firm
The Rossen Law Firm is a growing Criminal Defense law firm that provides a meaningful and compassionate defense to all clients. We love helping good people when bad things happen to them or their family.

You will be part of a thriving dream team comprised of the most passionate Criminal Defense attorneys. If you like to work in a fast-paced environment where you will rarely be bored, you've come to the right place!

Learn About the Role
The Legal Assistant's primary function is to support the lawyer in their daily fight against injustice. This involves anticipating project needs, managing workload, and producing the highest quality work in a timely manner. We are looking for someone with strong project direction, legal knowledge, and communication skills who thrives when working in a fast-paced collaborative team environment.

Our case management software is top-notch and easy to learn, allowing you to work quickly to get things done. Fast-paced work with computer software in a paperless environment is a must.

What does it take to be our next Legal Assistant? One part Teddy Bear, one part Pitbull, one part Owl.

Teddy Bear
Do you love helping and serving others? Will your kindness light up clients’ day when they visit our office? Is your smile and helpfulness heard across the phone line? Do you know what it means to build relationships? Not just with clients and our team members, but with every person who interacts with our firm.

Pitbull
Do you love working in a fast-paced environment where you’ll never be “watching the clock?” Do you crave extra job duties in order to demonstrate your talent and ability? Are you unafraid to grab the bull by the horns and get things done? Are you the type of person who cannot stand it when things are out of place?

Owl
Do you have a genuine interest in the law? Can you work on tasks simultaneously and have impeccable attention to detail? Are you self-reliant, yet unafraid to ask questions? Benefits:

The Rossen Law Firm Standard
We want to look across the table at a client and let them know we did everything we could to beat their case and better their future. We do not cut corners, ever. We play the "process" more so than the "result."

Amazing Benefits

• 75 % of a Gold Plan Health coverage is paid by the firm
• A generous number of vacation days each year including court holidays.
• 401(k) with a guaranteed employer contribution of 7.5% regardless of employee contribution
• Performance-based bonuses
• Florida Panthers Tickets - row 5

$42,000 - $50,000

• Prepare, review, and edit a wide range of Criminal Defense legal documents and correspondence of a confidential nature, and ensure high quality, accuracy, and comprehensiveness
• Maintain the attorney calendar by planning and scheduling conferences, meetings, hearings, and depositions
• Communicate and schedule DMV Formal Review hearings for DUI Cases
• Subpoena witnesses for depositions and confirm their attendance in a timely fashion
• Communicate with prosecutors, Legal Assistants, police witness liaisons, and judicial assistants for scheduling court dates
• Ability to work independently with supervision, set reasonable priorities, and manage time and deadline-driven workload
• Reporting directly to your assigned attorney and anticipating their needs with a proactive approach to solving problems
• Backup phones and intake responsibilities which include appointment setting for potential new clients as needed

This person must have excellent time management skills in addition to the following:

• 1+ years of related experience in legal support is required
• Experience in criminal law is preferred but not required
• Excellent computer skills and experience in Microsoft and Google applications and Case Management Software
• Strong customer service skills with a genuine desire to help people in need. You must love Criminal Defense
• A tough person, who is able to handle coaching in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle highly sensitive situations in a professional, confidential, and courteous manner
• A curiosity to learn things quickly and always strive to be better.
• Spanish speaking is preferred

What Will Set You Apart

• Leadership: Have the desire to take initiative and actively contribute to the team and firm
• Client Service: Have the mindset to provide impeccable customer service to clients, judges, and prosecutors
• Toughness: Have the work ethic and positive attitude to thrive during difficult situations
• A long-term commitment to being part of a growing and thriving law firm. We are not looking for people to be with us for a short-term commitment
• Being a mature person who views this as a career, not a job

We Take Care of Our People:

• Competitive pay based on experience and background.
• Health coverage.
• Generous number of vacation days per year.
• 401(k) with guaranteed employer contribution.

With offices in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and Sunrise, Rossen Law Firm is a high-end criminal/DUI defense firm. With a team of litigating attorneys, Rossen’s 750+ 5-star Google Reviews tell the stories of a Criminal Defense law firm that truly puts its clients first. Our firm operates on the EOS model and espouses its Core Values: Open and Honest, Team First, Take Action, Work with Pride, and Get to Yes.

Rossen Law Firm is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.