Intake Sales Specialist 2 - Lafayette, LA

Laborde Earles • Lafayette, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a highly-motivated Intake Sales Specialist to set the bar high for effective client communication and increase case sign-ups. The Intake Sales Specialist 2 role focuses on following leads for potential clients and does not partake in any cold calling. This is an ideal position for an empathetic, self-starter with specific expertise in both Sales and Customer Service roles, who would like to join our growing and high performing team. As part of our Intake Team, you will support our firm wide success by signing new clients. This role requires exceptional consultative skills and a customer service orientation. A successful candidate for this role will be a social adept and sales professional who is dedicated to providing flawless execution and has a track record of building rapport with clients in a professional environment.
This role offers competitive compensation with incentive earning potential based on meeting key performance indicators (KPIs).
We are seeking individuals with open availability for the following schedule:
9:00 am - 5:30 pm Monday-Thursday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm Friday

Requirements

• Excellent oral communication skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Confidentiality and strong judgment
• Problem analysis and problem-solving
• Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Willingness to perform any/all tasks as assigned by handling attorney, supervisor and/or firm leadership in support of the firm’s growth and success
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Proficient in data entry and management
• 1-3 years customer service or call center experience preferred
• Previous experience within legal, medical, or insurance industry preferred

Responsibilities

• Answer and transfer non-lead calls and process all assigned intakes from initial contact to ultimate resolution of signed-up, referred, or rejected.
• Accountable to process intake leads and non-lead calls in a sympathetic and professional manner.
• Answer non-lead phone calls and forward to the appropriate Laborde Earles team member.
• Phone and email leads.
• Ensure all assigned leads from various lead sources are properly and accurately entered into Litify as “Intakes.”
• Daily review of the following status categories to make sure leads are converted to sign-ups and cases we decided to reject are notified quickly: Open; Working; Under Review; Pending Sign Up; Contract Signed; Chase.
• Provide excellent service at all times to prospective clients.
• Achieve and maintain an “Effective” rating for: Call Quality Evaluation Scorecard; Monthly Performance Scorecard.
• Accountable to facilitate intake sign up, referral, and rejection steps for all assigned leads.
• Ensure that all details are reviewed with Potential New Client
• Name, address, phone number and email are verified multiple times
• Verify all parties involved & details of incident
• Set proper expectations
• Show empathy and gratitude and be respectful/professional.
• Manage referrals by entering details accurately and follow all appropriate steps
• Follow up with referral partners on acceptance or rejection of referred cases.
• Ensure all rejections are documented in Litify appropriately
• Ensure all letters are sent out in a timely manner.
• Accountable to assist fellow intake specialists and receptionist as needed
• Willingness to assist co-workers with: Decision making; Research any and all information for the potential client; Coverage for phones, reception duties, etc.
• Provide ideas and suggestions for Intake and/or firm.
• Embrace new processes
• Exhibit a positive attitude toward changes.

Benefits

• Company-paid Short-term disability & Life/AD&D
• Health, vision, dental, long-term disability, critical illness, and additional life insurance policies upon eligibility waiting periods
• 401(k) and profit sharing options upon eligibility waiting periods
• PTO, paid holidays (10), and paid maternity leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), including dependent care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED