Personal Injury Legal Secretary

Job Description

Job Description

Are you an experienced legal assistant who thrives in a fast-paced law office environment? You might be just what we're looking for as our next personal injury legal assistant.

We need someone to assist our clients when our attorneys and paralegals are busy. You'll be in charge of managing office correspondence, including answering phone calls and emails, scheduling meetings and travel, and informing our legal team of upcoming deadlines.

You'll also order medical and billing records and submit paperwork electronically in state and federal courts. Additional legal research will be performed when requested by attorneys and paralegals.

If you take pride in consistently delivering high-quality work, contact us today! Compensation :

$15 - $17 hourly DOE

Responsibilities :

• Schedule team meetings and appointments, such as depositions, make travel arrangements, and coordinate with event vendors
• Help prepare litigation documents like pleadings, motions, subpoenas, affidavits, contracts, and briefs, and proofread as needed
• Utilize daily time records to properly process client billing, with assistance from the accounting department
• Answer phones, communicate with opposing attorney offices, take dictation, respond to emails, and remind the team of deadlines
• Have a working knowledge of medical terminology and conduct legal research with the help of lawyers and paralegals
• Provide administrative support to other team members with data entry, paperwork, photocopying, etc. when needed
• Respond to incoming phone calls and emails and make sure the right people receive all important information
• Arrange appointments for employees and keep the calendar up-to-date
• Manage incoming and outgoing mail and handle deliveries
• Give every employee, client, and visitor a warm welcome at the front desk and communicate any important information or directions

Qualifications :

• Experience with legal software, litigation case management, and docketing programs
• Able to meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• High school diploma or equivalent is required; associate’s degree is a plus
• Ability to comfortably use all Microsoft Office products
• Applicants must have excellent communication and organizational skills
• 1+ year of front desk receptionist experience or related job experience preferred
• Displays impeccable interpersonal, time management, organizational, and customer service skills
• Has previous experience with word processing programs and basic computer skills
• Well-versed in taking telephone calls and handling stressful situations

About Company

We are a personal injury firm in the Atlanta Metro that is committed to helping people and their families navigate the insurance process after they have been seriously injured.

Our Firm's Guiding Principles :

• Be Accountable
• Be Proactive
• Be Efficient
• Be Compassionate
• Be Optimistic
• Be Customer Service-Oriented
• Be Detail-Oriented

We believe that life is not what happens to you, but what you do about it. We believe you should always make informed decisions with your eyes wide open.

We believe in always moving forward and creating momentum. We believe in being as efficient as possible. We believe doing the right thing for clients is always the answer.

We believe helping someone in a time of crisis requires compassion. We believe planning and preparation is the key to success.

We believe personal injury law is the best area of law!