Legal Assistant Workers Compensation

Mitchell & Associates, APLC
• New Orleans , LA , US

Posted 2 days ago

We are looking for an experienced and efficient Legal Assistant to work with attorney Kiana Mitchell in our fast-paced workers' comp practice. You’ll be responsible for tracking client medical appointments and documents, updating clients about their cases, preparing initial letters of representation and physicians, responding to discovery requests, and preparing various pleadings. If you work well in a fast-paced environment and consistently deliver a high-quality work product, reach out to us today!

• This Is Not A Remote Position

• Request medical records and prepare medical summaries
• Prepare discovery requests and responses
• Prepare standard motions and memorandum in support under attorney supervision
• Calendaring client medical appointments and scheduling reminders
• Maintain medical mileage log for client reimbursements
• Present monthly earnings reports (1020s) to clients and provide them to adjusters
• Manage office correspondence and administrative tasks such as answering phone calls, communicating with opposing attorney offices, taking dictation, responding to emails, and reminding the team of upcoming deadlines
• Undertake other duties as needed to ensure the firm operates efficiently

• Ability to comfortably use all Microsoft Office products
• Must be able to type at least 50 WPM
• Applicants must have excellent communication skills and organizational skills
• Must be able to prioritize tasks with demanding deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment
• At least 1-2 years of previous experience in a law firm setting performing administrative tasks

$40,000 - $45,000 yearly

We're hard-working lawyers for hurt workers. We represent injured workers who have been hurt on the job on land, dockside, or offshore. We also handle social security claims for good people who are too hurt to work.

We started off representing employers and insurance companies, but soon realized there was (and still is) a need for highly competent attorneys to represent people who might otherwise be overwhelmed and bulldozed by the legal system. Owned by two attorneys who have been married for nearly twenty years, we present a culture that appreciates work-life balance.