Legal Secretary

Location: Hybrid role with required office time at 100 2nd Avenue South, Suite 500 S, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Salary: $55,916.25–$60,000 per year, plus potential yearly incentive pay of up to 9% of base salary.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 50 insurance and financial services company providing legal services and customer support through its insurance staff counsel offices.

What you will do

• Support attorneys with calendar management, 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 deadlines.
• Initiate and maintain contact with clients, courts, counsel, and vendors.
• Proofread, format, and prepare accurate legal communications and documents.

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, e-filing, multitasking, and prioritizing urgent and deadline-driven tasks.
• Knowledge of legal and medical terminology, Florida and local rules regarding pleadings and pre-trial matters, deadlines, and filing requirements.
• Strong organizational, telephone, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, including proofreading and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of the Florida electronic filing system, Microsoft Office Suite, case management systems, document storage systems, and Adobe.
• Applicants must be eligible to lawfully work in the United States immediately; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Bilingual skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative office environment with access to peer mentors and opportunities for professional development and advancement.
• Health, dental, vision, telemedicine, and mental health benefits, with hirify.global paying most of the healthcare premium.
• Training programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Paid time off, parental leave, paid holidays, bereavement leave, and community service and education support days.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of salary, annual raises, and incentive compensation.