Legal Assistant
About The Position
The Legal Assistant will be responsible for requesting and gathering all police reports and relevant documentation, creating and overseeing the process for all subrogation liens, and providing administrative support to lawyers to enhance office effectiveness. This role requires persistent investigative skills, a strong ability to maintain and organize case files, and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will have a strong eye for detail, work well as part of a team, be familiar with regional personal injury statutes, and possess the ability to analyze and problem-solve with minimal guidance. The position also expects the candidate to be a self-starter, take initiative, and be proactive. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, performing initial client screening, communicating effectively with witnesses, clients, colleagues, and partners, handling communication with clients and witnesses, locating and developing case-relevant information, drafting and filing basic legal documents and correspondence, scanning, printing, and uploading legal documents into the client database, answering and directing phone calls, maintaining contact lists, monitoring deadlines, overseeing calendars, and facilitating the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and providing timely reminders.
Requirements
- Persistent investigative skills
- Strong ability to maintain and organize case files
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong eye for detail
- Works well as part of a team
- Familiar with regional personal injury statutes
- Ability to analyze and problem solve with minimal guidance
- Expected to be a self starter and take initiative by being proactive
- 1-3 years of customer service experience required.
- Computer literacy is a must
- Proficiency in English is a must
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year experience in a personal injury firm working as intake specialist or legal assistant preferred
- Familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols, and court system is preferred
- Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office is preferred
Responsibilities
- Request and gather all police reports, and all relevant documentation.
- Create and oversee process for all subrogation liens
- Greet visitors and perform initial screening of clients.
- Effectively communicate with witnesses, clients, colleagues and partners.
- Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness.
- Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc.
- Locate and develop case relevant information.
- Draft and file basic legal documents and correspondence.
- Scan, print and upload legal documents into client database.
- Answer and direct phone calls as necessary
- Maintain contact lists
- Monitor deadlines and oversee calendars
- Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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