Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Myrtle Beach, SC

Law Firm

Myrtle Beach, SC

Legal Staff Legal Secretary in Myrtle Beach, SC

Legal Staff

Max 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Legal Assistant/Receptionist

Job Responsibilities:
- Greeting all clients and visitors professionally and with a smile.
- Maintaining the office common areas in a neat and clean condition.
- Scheduling depositions, court reporters, videographers, etc. at the direction of Case Managers.
- Contacting providers to confirm client medical balances and lien information and entering detailed notes into the case management system.
- Ordering SLED reports and driving records as directed by Case Managers.
- Opening all new claims for PI/WC cases as directed by Case Managers.
- Processing deposits using a remote deposit scanner.
- Answering the phone and directing the caller to the appropriate person.

Education and Experience Information:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable.

Skills Required:
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Effective presentation skills in one-on-one and small group settings.
- Basic math skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
- Competency in computing rate, ratio, and percent; ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Problem-solving skills involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Case Management software, and Worldox.

Physical Demands:
- Regular requirement to talk and frequently required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and hear.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Work Environment:
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Salary Information:
- - per hour

Additional Information:
- The law firm offers a robust training program and opportunities for advancement.
- Benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, accident, critical illness, identity theft, and short and long-term disability insurance coverages.
- Paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid sick time are provided.
- 401(k) and retirement benefits with a generous employer contribution.
- Profit-sharing bonus program offering up to over 8 additional weeks of pay.
- Frequent employee appreciation events.
- Emphasis on employee training, retention, and advancement with many team members having long tenures with the firm.
- The firm's core values are: be a champion for others, be innovative, and be accountable.