Staff Paralegal

Louisiana Workers Compensation•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

Provides efficient and skilled paralegal support services to the Legal Department. The role supports attorneys throughout litigation, including organizing and managing files, preparing for hearings, mediations, and trials, drafting legal and settlement documents, filing court documents, managing calendars and deadlines, obtaining records, summarizing depositions and medical records, and conducting legal research. The paralegal is expected to anticipate attorneys’ needs, meet deadlines, adapt to new technology, and perform other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate is trustworthy, decisive, curious, persistent, collaborative, adaptable, and committed to the company’s values, mission, and vision. Strong communication, listening, accountability, attention to detail, self-direction, multitasking, prioritization, and the ability to work with limited supervision are important. The candidate should also be willing to learn and assist with SIF, Long Shore, OWC, and subrogation files.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Two or more years of demonstrated experience as a paralegal in an insurance defense setting, preferably workers’ compensation defense; alternatively, a minimum of six years of experience as a legal secretary in an insurance defense setting.
Familiarity with Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, e-filing, and Excel.
Strong communication skills, including empathetic listening and open-mindedness.
Strong attention to detail and ability to produce consistent, quality work.
Ability to self-start, multitask, prioritize assignments, and work with little supervision while seeking help when needed.
Trustworthiness, honesty, decisiveness, curiosity, persistence, adaptability, willingness to learn, collaboration, and commitment to accountability.

Nice To Haves

Certificate of Completion from a Paralegal Studies Program.
Passing the National Certification for Paralegal Assistants.
Experience in workers’ compensation defense.
Understanding of, or willingness to learn and assist with, SIF, Long Shore, OWC, and subrogation files.

Responsibilities

Assist with file organization and management throughout all phases of litigation.
Index and organize files prior to trial.
Assist with preparation for hearings, mediations, and trials, including preparing trial notebooks.
Draft answers, petitions, interventions, discovery, pretrial statements, motions, exceptions, and other legal documents for the appropriate courts as instructed by attorneys.
Draft settlement documents and compile appropriate attachments for court filing.
Assist with electronic filing and filing documents with the appropriate courts as instructed by attorneys.
Assist with scheduling, calendaring, and maintaining diaries for hearings, depositions, appointments, and other significant attorney deadlines.
Prepare subpoenas for medical, employment, insurance claims, Social Security earnings and benefits, income tax return, and other pertinent records as requested by attorneys.
Summarize depositions and medical records as requested by attorneys.
Conduct legal research as instructed by attorneys.
Learn and assist with SIF, Long Shore, OWC, and subrogation files.
Anticipate attorneys’ needs and complete necessary tasks by required deadlines.
Perform other duties as assigned by attorneys.
Adapt to, learn, and implement new technology.