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Legal Assistant-Insurance Defense Litigation-Medical Malpractice

Lanier Ford
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025 CLOSED ON 4/19/2025

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Job Description

Job Description

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Legal Assistant-Insurance Defense / Medical Malpractice

Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC is searching for an Insurance Defense / Medical Malpractice Legal Assistant who wants to work for an incredibly reputable group who has tried countless medical malpractice cases. Best Lawyers of America lists Lanier Ford as a top-tier law firm in Huntsville in medical malpractice defense. This is an ideal position for someone who wants to work for some of the best trial attorneys and take part in the firms ambition to provide the highest-level service to its clients.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years experience as a defense litigation legal assistant, medical malpractice preferred
  • Medical experience and familiarity with medical terms
  • Working knowledge of briefs
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Superior computer skills, using Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience using legal time and billing system
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and accommodate rush requests
  • Must be detail-oriented and able to handle large volumes of work in a fast-paced environment
  • Must be a team player, willing to help other team members during peak times

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prepare conflict checks; engagement letters; new-file request forms
  • Draft basic pleadings
  • Maintain attorney(s) calendars
  • Schedule all appointments for attorneys, paralegals, etc.
  • Evaluate all pleadings for deadlines
  • Transcribing of dictation
  • Prepare correspondence, pleadings, and memorandums
  • E-filing in state, federal, and appellate courts
  • Answer and screen telephone calls
  • Filing and maintaining of files (hard copy and electronic)
  • Print documents from electronic e-filings
  • Associate documents to document management software
  • Index pleading and discovery files
  • Evaluate documents to maintain or cull for closing files
  • Billing (entry of attorney time slips, audit pre-bills, send invoices)
  • Pay vendor invoices
  • Issue checks for reimbursement of travel expenses
  • Lanier Ford is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes recruitment, employment, promotional and all other personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    Medical Billing Insurance Specialist
    Branding 2 -
    Huntsville, AL

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