Job Title: Legal Assistant - Workers' Compensation Defense
Salary: $26 - 35/Hour
Experience Required: Minimum 3+ years of experience as a Legal Secretary in a workers' compensation defense firm
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive and transcribe legal dictation
- Proofread and correct prepared materials
- Compose routine letters and memoranda
- Maintain files, logs, and other information
- Prepare Pre-Trial Conference Statements, settlement documents and Trial exhibits
- Accurately document and bill for all billable work and tasks
- Operate standard office equipment
- Receive and place telephone calls
Skills/Qualifications:
- Minimum 3+ years of experience as a Legal Secretary in a workers' compensation defense firm required
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Adobe Acrobat, and Dropbox
- Skilled typing ability (minimum 75 WPM)
- Strong writing, proofreading, spelling, and grammar skills
- Case Management Software and EAMS are a plus
- Ability to interact effectively with the public, clients, and employees
- Maintain confidentiality and use discretion and tact
- Work independently in the absence of specific instruction
Law Firm: **Members Only**
Location: California (work remote optional for California residents)
Department: Legal Assistant/Paralegal
H1: Legal Assistant - Workers' Compensation Defense
H2: Duties and Responsibilities
H2: Skills/Qualifications
H2: About **Members Only**
H2: Benefits and Work Environment
Legal Assistant - Workers' Compensation Defense: A law firm in California is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to work in their Workers' Compensation Defense department. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Legal Secretary in a workers' compensation defense firm. This position offers a competitive salary of $26 - 35 per hour and the option to work remotely for California residents.
Duties and Responsibilities: The Legal Assistant will be responsible for receiving and transcribing legal dictation, proofreading and correcting prepared materials, composing routine letters and memoranda, maintaining files and logs, preparing legal documents and correspondence, accurately documenting and billing for all billable work, and operating standard office equipment.
Skills/Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Adobe Acrobat, and Dropbox, as well as strong typing skills (minimum 75 WPM) and writing, proofreading, spelling, and grammar skills. Familiarity with Case Management Software and EAMS is a plus. The Legal Assistant must also have the ability to interact effectively with the public, clients, and employees, maintain confidentiality, and work independently.
About **Members Only**: **Members Only** is an established and growing California workers' compensation defense law firm with a strong presence throughout the state. The firm has been recognized as a Great Place to Work and has received multiple Best Places to Work awards.
Benefits and Work Environment: The firm offers a competitive compensation package including 100% company-sponsored employee Medical and Vision Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life insurance benefits, a 401k plan, and paid time off. The firm also promotes work/life balance in a collaborative and casual work environment.
Apply now to join this award-winning law firm and advance your career in workers' compensation defense. Work remotely or in one of their office locations in California.
