Personal Injury Legal Assistant – Litigation Support

Job Description

Personal Injury Litigation Assistant | Lloyd Baker Injury Attorneys

The Tone:
This is a legal assistant position at Lloyd Baker Injury Attorneys, a firm dedicated to handling personal injury litigation. This role is essential for providing comprehensive support to our attorneys and paralegals as they manage litigation cases firm-wide. You will be instrumental in maintaining efficient office operations, from managing daily communications to ensuring critical deadlines are met. Your meticulous work in this role directly supports the legal team’s capacity to represent clients effectively and manage their caseloads.

The TL;DR
• Role: Personal Injury Litigation Assistant
• Pay: $20–$25 hourly
• Mission: To facilitate the smooth progression of personal injury litigation cases by managing administrative tasks, correspondence, scheduling, and ensuring timely record submission and court filings.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manage Office Correspondence: Proactively manage all incoming and outgoing office communications, which includes professionally answering phone calls and meticulously handling email correspondence for the legal team.
• Coordinate Schedules and Travel: Efficiently schedule and organize various meetings for attorneys and paralegals, along with making all necessary travel arrangements as required by the firm.
• Inform of Critical Deadlines: Diligently track and clearly communicate all upcoming deadlines to our legal team, ensuring they are well-informed for their active litigation cases.
• Procure Essential Records: Systematically order, track, and obtain all required medical records and billing statements pertinent to the ongoing personal injury litigation cases.
• Execute Electronic Filings: Accurately prepare and submit all necessary legal paperwork and documents electronically to ensure compliance with both state and federal court requirements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An experienced legal assistant is required, bringing a solid background in legal support functions. This role specifically demands a foundational understanding and operational familiarity with personal injury litigation cases and processes.
• Experience: Demonstrated capability in a legal office environment, providing direct assistance to attorneys and paralegals in managing active litigation caseloads. This includes practical involvement in the administrative and procedural aspects of legal cases.
• Skills:
• Superior organizational skills for managing diverse office correspondence, including effective phone etiquette and email management.
• Proficiency in scheduling complex meetings and coordinating travel logistics with precision.
• Acute attention to detail for tracking and communicating critical legal deadlines to multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capability in the process of ordering, receiving, and managing medical and billing records.
• Expertise in electronic document submission and filing procedures for both state and federal court systems.
• Bonus: A strong commitment to consistently delivering high-quality work across all assigned responsibilities and tasks is highly valued.