[Remote] Legal Secretary
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Testan Law is a workers’ compensation defense firm. The Legal Secretary provides direct support to attorneys through case information gathering, file management, correspondence, transcription, billing time entry, and administrative tasks.
Responsibilities
- Draft routine correspondence, file memos and legal documents
- Maintain calendar and track deadlines
- Create and format pleadings, discovery and transactional documents
- Provide administrative support for attorneys in court and at the offices
- Collaborate with vendors
- File pleadings in response to applicants’ claims filed
- Prepare correspondence to clients regarding status and updates of active claims
- Assist with settlement negotiations
- Administrative duties as they relate to the practice of law
Skills
- Must have a positive, professional attitude and be detail-oriented and a self-starter
- Ability to communicate with clients and staff professionally and effectively
- Excellent organizational and file management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience assisting attorneys and/or executive staff
- Proficiency in Word and Excel
- Willingness/ability to learn other software and computer skills as necessary to meet office needs
- Experience in workers' compensation law
- 2 or more years experience as a workers' compensation legal secretary
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Life insurance
- Vacation/sick time off
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Medical flexible spending accounts
- 401k
- Remote telework
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