Legal Assistant I

About the role

To provide efficient and skilled legal secretarial support services to the Claims Legal Department.

Responsibilities

• Types, edits, and proofs legal department's general correspondence, memos, reports and documents in a professional, accurate and timely manner.
• Composes and types correspondence and memos as assigned or anticipated for legal department.
• Opens and closes legal files and maintains legal filing system in an organized and accurate manner.
• Captures and coordinates all meetings by scheduling dates and conference rooms, preparing necessary material, and notifying appropriate personnel of dates and times.
• Maintains appointment calendar and diary system for legal department.
• Answers incoming telephone calls to the legal department in a courteous and professional manner; routes calls to appropriate personnel or takes messages as needed; greets visitors to legal department in a courteous and professional manner and announces caller to appropriate personnel.
• Enters and updates data regarding litigated files in computer system, including data about the nature of the claims, period of litigation, and attorney time spent on the file.
• Schedules independent medical examinations; arranges for obtaining medical and other evidentiary records.
• Captures and coordinates the accumulation of data and assumes responsibility for the accuracy of data recorded on various statistical reports or lists.
• Processes invoices and payments for medical records and vendors in a timely manner.
• Ability to learn, adapt, and implement new technology.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum two years experience as a legal secretary, preferably in an insurance defense setting.

Qualifications

• Strong character Alignment with company values, mission, and vision.
• Trustworthy and honest.
• Decisive.
• Curious and persistent.
• Passion for innovation.
• Willingness to learn.
• Adaptive to changing (tolerance for ambiguity).
• Desire to collaborate to achieve corporate goals.
• Strong communicator.
• Effective communication skills - written and oral.
• Empathetic listener and open-minded.
• Commitment to accountability.
• Good interpersonal skills with team approach to job performance.

Skills

• Minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute.
• Ability to transcribe dictated material quickly and accurately.
• Computer literate with working knowledge of word processing, Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Benefits

LWCC offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; a 401(k) savings plan; educational assistance; and an on-site fitness center.

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Contact

To learn more about us, please visit LWCC.com.