Veterans Disability Legal Assistant

Berry Law Firm•Lincoln, NE

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Berry Law is a Veteran-owned and led company on a mission to protect the constitutional rights of Americans and help Veterans get the benefits they deserve. With over 240 years of collective practice experience, Berry Law has a national reach, serving clients in all 50 states. The firm has a proven track record of winning cases, securing hundreds of millions of dollars for Veterans and their families, and defending the United States Constitution.

Requirements

Must be detail oriented.
Must have strong multi-tasking skills, be up-beat, friendly and possess a professional disposition, and excellent phone etiquette.
Must be self-motivated, organized, tenacious, unafraid of hard work and able to work without constant supervision.
Military member, veteran, spouse, dependent, or relative preferred.
A tip of the spear mindset – capacity to relentlessly advance justice for the client.
Tech savvy – must be able to work within various software programs, quick learner, ability to record files and data in document management software.
Must possess excellent communication skills in verbal and written correspondence.
Positive work attitude and the desire to grow.

Responsibilities

Compose drafts of business correspondences, maintain calendars, and manage incoming and outgoing correspondence and records.
With attorney supervision, prepare appeals and other documents to submit to the VA.
Communicate via phone, email, and text messaging with clients and follow up with clients as needed to move qualified cases forward.
Organize copies of files into document management program.