Legal Assistant

Company: Atlanta Personal Injury Law Group - Gore
Location: Smyrna
Posted on: January 6, 2022

Job Description:

Our busy legal firm is looking for an efficient, organized bilingual legal assistant to help our attorneys and paralegals assist our clients and ensure we're operating efficiently. You'll assist with the preparation of legal documents, and handle all office correspondence including answering phone calls and emails, arranging meetings and travel, and reminding the team of upcoming deadlines. If you have experience in a law firm environment, work well under pressure, and are looking for a rewarding opportunity in the legal industry, we want to connect with you.

Responsibilities:

Schedule meetings and appointments for the team, such as depositions, make travel arrangements, and coordinate with outside vendors for events
Process client billing properly using daily time records with help from the accounting department
Take care of administrative tasks and office correspondence by answering phone calls and emails, communicating with opposing attorney offices, taking dictation, and informing the team of upcoming deadlines
Conduct legal research, when necessary, with guidance from attorneys and paralegals
Undertake other duties as needed to ensure the firm operates efficiently
--- Open subrogation clams. Open Medicare subrogation. Confirm receipt of health insurance/Medicaid subrogation acknowledge letter within 30 days of claim opening
--- Create Detailed Debits Settlement Memo in Needles to review numbers
--- Confirm balances on the most recent bills in file for all medical providers
--- Confirm all file costs
--- Schedule and Arrange Settlement Appointments for clients
--- Assist in Closing File Duties

Qualifications:

Candidates should be able to type at least 50 words per minute
Comfortable working with all Microsoft Office products
Associate's degree, or some college is preferred; high school diploma or equivalent is necessary
Able to meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a law firm or office environment as an administrative assistant or secretary


About Company:
We are a personal injury firm in North 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 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 our 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.

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