Legal Assistant

Responsibilities

• Manage client files from intake through resolution, ensuring accuracy, organization, and timely case progression
• Support new client onboarding by conducting conflict checks, preparing engagement documentation, and coordinating intake materials
• Draft and prepare legal correspondence and case-related documents for clients, courts, insurance carriers, and opposing counsel
• Maintain organized electronic and physical case files, ensuring all records and filings are up to date
• Cook up attorney calendars, appointments, court dates, and critical litigation deadlines
• Coordinate discovery, medical records, exhibits, and case materials for hearings, mediations, and trial preparation
• Prepare, file, and serve legal documents in state and federal courts, including electronic filings
• Communicate professionally with clients, medical providers, insurance adjusters, court personnel, and opposing counsel

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of legal assistant experience, preferably supporting Personal Injury and/or Workers' Compensation matters
• Familiarity with insurance claims processes and communicating with claims adjusters
• Ability to prepare medical evidence, exhibits, and trial notebooks
• Knowledge of court procedures, discovery processes, and filing deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and electronic file management systems