Legal Secretary (Insurance Defense)

Location: Hybrid role with required office time in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 110 S. E. 6th Street, 110 Tower, Suite 2100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Salary: $55,916.25–$65,000 per year, plus potential yearly incentive pay of up to 9% of base salary.

Company

hirify.global provides insurance and financial services and operates legal staff counsel offices supporting litigation and legal services.

What you will do

• Support attorneys in a claim litigation office.
• Manage calendars, scheduling, mail processing, and electronic and paper filing.
• Schedule depositions, mediations, hearings, and other litigation events.
• Interact with clients, courts, and counsel throughout the litigation process.
• Apply specialized knowledge of legal procedures and support organized case administration.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience, preferably in insurance defense or personal injury.
• Experience with legal calendaring, scheduling, e-filing, prioritization, and multitasking.
• Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, Florida and local rules, pleadings, pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirements.
• Strong written and oral communication, proofreading, formatting, attention to detail, and accurate typing skills.
• Working knowledge of the Florida electronic filing system, Microsoft Office Suite, case management systems, and document storage systems.
• Applicants must be immediately eligible to work lawfully in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is not available.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement combining office and virtual work.
• Collaborative office environment with access to peer mentors and opportunities for development and advancement.
• Health, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, and wellbeing programs.
• Training programs, tuition assistance, mentoring, and employee resource groups.
• Paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of salary.