Pre Litigation Legal Assistant

1-2 yrs required

Full-time

No

per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Pre Litigation Legal Assistant at Law Firm in Clarksburg, WV
H1: Join Our Team as a Pre Litigation Legal Assistant at Klie Law Firm
H2: Manage Cases and Correspondence for Busy Attorneys

Are you an experienced legal assistant looking for a new opportunity to grow and develop your skills? Look no further! Klie Law Firm is seeking a Pre Litigation Legal Assistant to join our team in Clarksburg, WV. In this role, you will work closely with our attorneys and paralegals to assist clients and manage office correspondence. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a strong attention to detail, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

- Interact with clients, insurance companies, medical facilities, and other parties by phone, email, and in person
- Maintain and update case management system
- Manage and monitor case progress, deadlines, and important timeframes
- Request, track, and obtain evidence including medical records, accident reports, and employment records
- Review, analyze, and summarize evidence in employment cases
- Prepare and send legal correspondence
- Assist with employment cases involving unemployment claims or grievances
- Make copies, scan documents, and prepare binders as needed
- Process outgoing mail and assist with proofreading and finalizing documents
- Assist with case wrap-up after settlements in personal injury cases
- Conduct monthly reviews of cases with attorneys and provide status updates to clients
- Attend quarterly case status meetings
- Attend meetings with clients to discuss damages
- Assist contingency team in meeting monthly demand and settlement goals
- Serve as backup to the receptionist and assist with answering phone calls
- Enter time on a daily basis for work completed

Qualifications:

- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate’s degree preferred
- 1-2 years of experience in a law firm or office environment
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
- Proficient in MS Office
- Strong organizational and communication skills

Compensation:

- $27,000 - $35,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications

Join our team at Klie Law Firm and take your legal assistant career to the next level. Apply today and be a part of a dynamic and growing law firm in Clarksburg, WV!

you’ll be responsible for managing office correspondence, including answering phone calls and emails, arranging meetings and travel, and ensuring our legal team is aware of upcoming deadlines. if you work well in a fast-paced environment and consistently deliver a high-quality work product, reach out to us today!
responsibilities

interact with clients, insurance companies, medical facilities, and other parties and build relationships with them by phone, email, and in person
maintain and update case management system: enter data in matter details for cases assigned to you, save documents received from client to system and share with an attorney, organize files, apply workflows, enter deadlines, document happenings in memos, log emails to case matters, log voicemails to case matters, and create tasks for all cases assigned to you
manage and monitor case progress, deadlines, and important timeframes/milestones
request, track, and obtain evidence including but not limited to medicals, accident reports, claim files, employment records, unemployment records, workers' compensation records, disability files, etc. verify record/bill relatedness and determine case damages
prepare and send legal correspondence: letters of representation, subrogation requests, letters of protection, file requests, follow-up letters as needed, demand letters, negotiation letters, client correspondence, and other letters as requested by the attorney
assist attorney with employment cases where unemployment claims have been filed: contact workforce, provide contact information for hearing, draft appeal letters, and collect/submit witness and exhibit information
assist attorney with employment cases where grievances have been filed: contact grievance board, draft and send legal documents such as grievance forms, motions, witness lists, exhibit lists, discovery, appeals, and various letters as directed by the attorney
ensure that the attorney has all of the relevant materials ready when the attorney has meetings in pre-litigation cases
make copies/scan documents and prepare binders as needed upon request
process outgoing mail for prelitigation cases and medical records requests for cases
assist attorneys with proofreading and finalizing documents
assist with case wrap-up after settlements in personal injury cases: verify/negotiate subrogation liens, and outstanding medical bills, negotiate, under the supervision and at the direction of attorneys, reductions on medical bills, track reductions in medical specials sheet, draft exhibit b of the settlement statement, draft letters to accompany checks for final payment of liens and bills as directed by attorney
conduct monthly reviews of cases with attorneys and provide timely status updates to clients
attend quarterly case status meetings
attend meetings with clients to discuss matters of damages if needed for the purpose of drafting a demand
assist the contingency team in meeting monthly demand and settlement goals
all other tasks as assigned by attorneys and legal team
serve as backup to the receptionist and assist with answering incoming phone calls when needed
enter time on a daily basis for work completed

qualifications

high school diploma or equivalent is required; associate’s degree is a plus
minimum 1-2 years of experience in a law firm or office environment as an administrative assistant or secretary
ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines with quick turnaround times
proficient with ms office products
candidates should have strong organizational skills and communication skills

compensation
$27,000 - $35,000

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