Job Description
Job Description
Job Overview:
A Legal Assistant contributes to the firm by producing high quality work, ensuring deadlines are met, and facilitating case progression. Legal Assistants utilize organizational and time management skills to manage multiple priorities spread across all assigned files, schedule meetings with clients, medical personnel, and opposing counsel.
Responsibilities and Duties:
· Create and maintain case files
· Communicate with clients, attorneys, and medical professionals
· Draft legal correspondence
· Monitor multiple deadlines
· Assist with work load prioritizing amongst all other support staff
· Screen phone calls, schedule meetings
· Arranging travel plans for attorney(s)
· Research as requested
· Performing general office duties
· Other tasks as requested
Qualifications:
· Exceptional oral and written communication skills
· Grammar and proofreading skills
· Time management and organization skills
· High attention to detail
· Ability to work without supervision, with a high level of work ethic and initiative
· Ability to work in a team setting and meet hard deadlines, while maintaining priority tasks
· Critical thinking skills
· Not afraid to take initiative
· Bachelors’ Degree is desirable
Preferred Skills/Experience:
· Knowledge of legal terminology
· Type speed of at least 70 wpm
· 3+ years in litigation support
· Workers’ Compensation OR and/or WA
Working Environment:
· Normal office environment requiring routine operation of standard office equipment (computers, keyboard, telephone, copiers, fax and scanner).
· No exposure to significant environmental hazards.
Essential Functions:
· Ability to perform sedentary work that involves walking, sitting, and standing for long periods of time.
· Normal visual acuity, hearing, speaking, and the ability to understand and speak the English language.
· Ability to lift and carry up to 30 lbs. occasionally.
Company DescriptionCummins, Goodman, Denley & Vickers, P.C. represents employers in OSHA compliance matters, defense of workers’ compensation claims, employment law and civil litigation throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our services include the aggressive representation of our clients in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal courts. We have an experienced group of attorneys, legal assistants and support staff who work as a team to keep clients informed and achieve strategic objectives. We understand the importance of our clients’ underlying business considerations when formulating any defense and/or resolution strategy and our lawyers strive to create sound legal and cost-effective strategies with the end goal in mind.
Company Description
Cummins, Goodman, Denley & Vickers, P.C. represents employers in OSHA compliance matters, defense of workers’ compensation claims, employment law and civil litigation throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our services include the aggressive representation of our clients in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal courts. We have an experienced group of attorneys, legal assistants and support staff who work as a team to keep clients informed and achieve strategic objectives. We understand the importance of our clients’ underlying business considerations when formulating any defense and/or resolution strategy and our lawyers strive to create sound legal and cost-effective strategies with the end goal in mind.