Sr Legal Assistant - LU10BN
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We are seeking an experienced REMOTE Senior Legal Assistant to provide full litigation support to two Tort Attorneys. The ideal candidate will join a high-volume, paperless environment that is both dynamic and rewarding. The selected Senior Legal Assistant shall provide support to 2 Tort Attorneys who handle first and third-party auto and general liability cases. In addition, this individual will also assist with general office support.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Utilizes appropriate software to timely prepare, e-file, order medical records and create correspondence, reports, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery and deposition notice summaries
- Creates/edits court documents consistent with Florid state court requirements
- Keeps attorney calendar current based on court notifications and depositions
- Schedules depositions, hearing and mediations with needed parties
- Assist attorneys as needed in preparation for trial or discovery
- Provides extensive scheduling and calendar activity, including depositions, deposition and mediations
- Reviews electronic mail and document production a daily basis
- Prepares correspondence, invoices and electronic legal files
- Demonstrate professional diplomacy during each interaction with clients, opposing counsel, home office staff, Attorneys, teammates, claim partners and court employees
- Manage and manipulate electronic documents such as TIF, PDF and JPG formats
- Assist in overall support of the office as needed which could include: scanning case matching, mail handling, photocopying, limited filing, CD duplication, PDF compilation and file conversion
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as an assistant in a law office or corporate law department
- Knowledge of Florida law and courts is required
- Insurance defense background and personal injury experience is strongly preferred
- Strong multi-tasking and time management skills.
- Trial support experience
- Experience working in a paperless environment preferred.
- Successful candidates will have experience in a high-volume litigation environment that includes but is not limited to preparing pleadings and discovery, scheduling depositions, scheduling IMEs, ordering medical records, maintaining Outlook calendars, data maintenance, and client/claims/home office contact.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
For full-time, occasional, part-time or remote positions: (1) high speed broadband internet service is required, we do not recommend or support DSL, wireless, Wifi, Hotspots, Fiber without a modem and Satellite; (2) Internet provider supplied modem/router/gateway is hardwired to the Hartford issued computer with an ethernet cable; and (3) minimum upload/download speeds of 5Mbps/30Mbps will be required. To confirm whether your Internet system has sufficient speeds, please visit http://www.speedtest.net from your personal computer.
Compensation
The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$54,160 - $81,240
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