Legal Assistant

Law Firm

insurance defense

Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

A large law firm is seeking a Legal Assistant to help an attorney with a growing caseload. The ideal candidate will be experience in defense litigation as well as some medical malpractice experience.

$43,000-$45,000 annual salary

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Legal Assistant will be responsible for:

Opening and scanning all incoming/outgoing correspondence, pleadings, etc. and save to the corresponding e-file.
Preparing general correspondence and pleadings (letters to clerk, opposing counsel; various pleadings, Releases) without need of dictation for attorney approval and signature and occasional revisions.
Transcription of all dictation (correspondence, pleadings, deposition summaries, reports, etc.)
Transcription of miscellaneous client reports (budgets, suit, and status reports).
Filing
TABS time entry
New Files – preparing file information sheet and giving to Billing Coordinator to open file; print CD (SF) or electronic file (EMC) for paralegal review.
Closing Files – following upon receipt of Release, Order of Dismissal, court costs, payment of fee bill.
Preparing letters and sending of fee bills to clients as well as a follow-up as to when they are paid.
Filing invoices (experts, court reporters, etc.) – send to client for payment and follow up as to when they are paid and forwarded to the vendor.
EMC password must be changed every 90 days (I have a list of computer-generated passwords for use).
Sharing upkeep of desk and computer calendars with Paralegal.
Travel arrangements and occasionally incoming clients/opposing counsel.
Occasional searching of social media of plaintiffs and media search of potential jurors.
Joint preparation with Paralegal - Client Quarterly Reports.
Preparation of Client Audit Letter as well as a compilation of all reports.
Filtering phone calls for attorneys.
Receptionist back-up (weekly rotation).
Posting daily mail.