Paralegal

Auto-Owners Insurance • Lansing, MI

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.
We offer a merit-based work-from-home program based on job responsibilities. After initial training in-person, you could have the flexibility of work-from-home time as defined by the leadership team.
Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking an experienced and motivated Paralegal to join our team. We are looking for the right individual to join our team to assist our in-house attorneys in supervising claim files and undertaking related projects. The position requires the following, but is not limited to:

Requirements

• Ability to organize and maintain legal files and databases, and read and interpret legal documents
• Must prioritize among ongoing projects to meet deadlines
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing with all kinds of people, including attorneys and other business units such as claims and underwriting
• Aptitude for and interest in technology, systems and legal operations and processes.
• Experience with Project Management.
• Excellent analytical, time management and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3 or more years of experience in a law firm preferred
• Completion of a Legal Assistant or Paralegal program preferred

Responsibilities

• Review and summarize claims files, complaints, expert reports, and other documents.
• Draft legal correspondence and organize in electronic filing system
• Coordinate deadlines and organize workflow to improve efficiency of the team
• Research legal and non-legal issues via internet, statutes, case law, regulations and other sources, and prepare reports of findings
• Prepare and organize materials for special projects

Benefits

• Merit-based work-from-home program
• Structured training program
• Employee mentoring
• Competitive base salary
• Matched 401(k)
• Fully-funded pension plan (once vested)
• Bonus programs
• Generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level