Job Title: Workers' Compensation Legal Assistant
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist Workers' Compensation attorneys by providing legal assistant support to enhance their effectiveness.
- Open and close legal files, complete budgets, draft documents, and calendar deadlines.
- Send reports to clients and save them to the document management system.
- Regularly operate routine office equipment such as telephones, computers, and printers.
- Utilize Microsoft Office Programs, including Word, Outlook, Calendar, and Excel, proficiently.
- Handle pressure, interruptions, and multiple projects with frequently changing priorities and deadlines.
- Communicate effectively and efficiently on the telephone and via electronic communication.
- Organize and maintain documents in the law firm's document management software system.
- Apply knowledge of legal documents and terminology related to Workers’ Compensation, such as subpoenas, Affidavits of Service, and Affirmations.
- Maintain confidentiality of client information in accordance with law firm policies.
Essential Job Functions:
- Assist with filings including , appeals, rebuttals, and RFA-2.
- Draft and complete Affidavit of Service.
- Calendar placeholders for important dates and deadlines.
- Save all emails, documents, and filings in the document management system.
- Send out hearing reports, interim reports, and deposition reports.
- Open files and complete information sheets for new cases.
- Close files and maintain a closing tracker for completed cases.
- Coordinate witness preparation for hearings.
- Maintain hearing report trackers to ensure all reports are up to date.
- Assist with completing and circulating post-hearing directives.
- Assist with budgets and manage rejected invoices.
- Serve surveillance and assist with evidence cover letters.
- Release iTimekeep entries for time management.
- Provide daily reminders of deadlines to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Organize and reassign documents and emails from a large folder for better management.
Education and Experience Information:
- Associates Degree or higher is required.
- Exceptional organization skills.
- Positive attitude and excellent writing and telephone communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize workload effectively.
- Teamwork oriented and able to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs.
- Knowledge of Workers’ Compensation legal practice.
- Knowledge of legal terminology and principles, as well as medical and insurance claims terminology.
- Ability to analyze legal documents and ensure accuracy.
Salary Information:
- The role offers an hourly salary range from to .
- Actual pay may be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.
- The position offers a full benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, flexible spending, and more.
Additional Information:
The law firm values the diversity of its team and strives to create a collaborative and enjoyable culture for everyone, where leadership is rewarded, and efficiency, mutual respect, and working together for the common good are traits embodied by all. The law firm will provide reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities unless undue hardship would result. The law firm retains the right to change, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time in its sole discretion. Employment is at will. The law firm is a national civil litigation firm with offices in major metro markets across the ., providing strategic coverage wherever clients do business. The firm’s capabilities span business and commercial disputes, employment and labor, insurance coverage, product liability, and more. The law firm is composed of experienced litigators and trial attorneys trusted by public and private clients in key sectors and industries.
Department: Legal Assistant
This is a non-management position
This is a part-time position
