Legal Secretary

Location: Hybrid role requiring time in the office at 100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 500 S, St. Petersburg, Florida. Working hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Salary: $55,916.25–$60,000.00 per year, plus potential incentive pay of up to 9% of base salary.

Company

hirify.global provides insurance and financial services and operates a legal staff counsel office supporting claim litigation.

What you will do

• Support attorneys with calendaring, scheduling, mail processing, and electronic and paper filing.
• Schedule litigation events, including depositions, mediations, and hearings.
• Apply specialized knowledge of legal procedures and manage filing-related deadlines.
• Initiate and maintain contact with clients, courts, counsel, and vendors.
• Provide accurate telephone, document, proofreading, formatting, and administrative support.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of recent civil defense litigation secretarial experience, preferably in insurance defense or personal injury.
• Experience with calendaring and scheduling in a legal environment.
• Strong organization, prioritization, multitasking, telephone etiquette, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Experience with electronic filing and accurate typing.
• Knowledge of legal terminology, Florida and local rules for pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirements is strongly preferred.
• Must be eligible to work lawfully in the United States immediately; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of the Florida electronic filing system.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, case management systems, document storage systems, and Adobe.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative office environment with access to peer mentors.
• Opportunities for development, advancement, training, tuition assistance, and employee resource groups.
• Healthcare, dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health, and family support benefits.
• Paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, and community service or education support days.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of salary, financial coaching, and a federal credit union.