Legal Assistant / Junior Paralegal

Radey Law Firm | Tallahassee, Florida | Full-time, in-office

Radey Law Firm seeks a Legal Assistant / Paralegal to support attorneys in administrative law, healthcare, trial-level litigation, and appeals. The position combines substantive paralegal work with high-level administrative support and requires familiarity with Florida state and federal courts, state agencies, and administrative tribunals, including the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH).

Primary Duties

Calendar litigation, administrative, and appellate deadlines; assist with scheduling and case management.

Prepare, proofread, format, and electronically file pleadings, briefs, correspondence, and routine filings in state agency proceeding, state courts, federal courts, and state agency proceedings.

Assist with discovery, document organization, Bates numbering, document indexes, privilege logs, exhibits, hearing notebooks, depositions, hearings, trials, and appeals.

Perform legal, regulatory, legislative history, and agency research using Westlaw, Online Sunshine, the Florida Administrative Code and Register, agency websites, and MyFloridaMarketplace.

Retrieve and organize information from AHCA, the Department of Health, and other state agency websites concerning licensure, regulation, certificate of need, data, statistics, procurements, and rulemaking.

Communicate professionally with clients, courts, agencies, opposing counsel, vendors, and other contacts; maintain organized electronic and paper files.

Support attorney productivity and client billing guideline compliance using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and other applications.

Preferred Qualifications

Law firm or legal-environment experience preferred; litigation, administrative law, appellate, or healthcare-related experience is a plus.

Familiarity with Florida and federal court procedures, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, e-filing, state agency practice, administrative tribunals, and DOAH preferred.

Paralegal studies degree or certificate preferred, but equivalent experience will be considered.

Strong proofreading, formatting, organizational, communication, and document-management skills; excellent attention to detail and judgment.

Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented law firm environment, with regular and reliable in-office attendance required.

Compensation, Benefits, and Schedule

Compensation: Area-leading compensation and benefits package commensurate with experience. Expected salary range is low to mid $60,000s, depending on qualifications and experience. Position is eligible for a production-based bonus.

Benefits: 401(k) with matching, profit sharing, retirement plan, health, dental, life, AD&D and disability insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, paid sick time, paid time off, and free parking.

Schedule: Full-time, 8-hour shift; overtime and weekends as needed. This is not a remote position.

To Apply: Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume.

Based in Tallahassee, Florida, Radey is an AV-rated firm consisting of lawyers who practice regularly before a variety of state agencies and in all state and federal courts. Our practice areas include insurance regulation and business transactions, public utility law, telecommunications, administrative litigation (including bid protests), civil litigation, including class action defense, and labor and employment law. We are also firmly committed to having a positive impact on our community by supporting many local causes with our time and financial backing.

Our lawyers use their extensive regulatory and litigation experience to serve clients with problems, generally with governmental agencies and frequently in class action or other complex litigation. Several of our members have practiced insurance regulatory law for years, and two are former regulators. Our lawyers have substantial experience before almost every Florida state agency and many federal agencies. This experience, accrued over 30 years, spans a variety of substantive areas, including labor and employment law. Publicly reported cases show the type of experience and results achieved by our litigators. Publications such as Martindale-Hubbell, Florida Trend and Chambers USA have all recognized the outstanding work of our lawyers.

We emphasize providing service to clients that is efficient and dedicated. Success for clients is our success. We vigorously marshal the facts and law in a cost-effective manner with the goal to avoid, settle, or win disputes to achieve clients’ objectives. Our efforts reflect a shared dedication to excellence, integrity, humanity, and community.