Legal Assistant

DO YOU WANT A CHALLENGING LEGAL ASSISTANT JOB WHERE YOU HELP THOSE WHO ARE SEVERELY INJURED--- AND REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Then this job is for you! Our firm's mission is to help people whose lives have been disrupted by serious injury restart and rebuild their future. We are seeking a superstar, hard-working, caring, organized person to provide exceptional service to our growing roster of clients, especially in the field of workers compensation and personal injury.

Before we continue, the following is put here and again at the end of this job ad:

Please Note: Please do not call our office to inquire about your application. That will result in automatic rejection.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE NOTE AND SEE THIS-

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION IS IGNORED BY 90% OF APPLICANTS----

ANY APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT HAVE A COVER LETTER WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED. In addition to your resume, we need something in 200 words or less that tells us why you would be a good candidate for this position as well as how it would fit into your life goals.

If you are rejected, it is most likely due to your failure to follow these instructions.

Who are we? Although we are a small law firm, but we are a popular choice for seriously injured workers in the Greater Hampton Roads area. The president of the firm has written, published, and distributed several books and posted numerous videos on Workers Compensation and Personal Injury on our website and elsewhere on the web and social media, and presented at legal seminars. We continue to accomplish amazing things, but we are constantly looking to upgrade our team. That could start with YOU.

What kind of folks are you looking for? We are looking for people who are self-starters, with a willingness and ability to absorb new concepts like a sponge. You need to be smart, a team player, and you need to be willing to listen to directions and yet be able to think on your own. You need to have an engaging telephone presence. We are looking for superstars who are excited and honored to play a vital role in our very important mission of rebuilding the lives of the seriously injured.

What does the legal assistant do at your firm? Your job is to assist the paralegal and attorney in whatever is required on our files. You will be contacting clients for the initial information gathering, as well as continual and regular client follow-up, as well as keeping the paralegal and attorney informed on client files. As a result of your information gathering from our clients, you will be assisting with ordering medical records and bills.

You will be asked to mail initial retainer packages and other items to clients, adjusters, and opposing attorneys.

You may assist the paralegal and attorney in readying files for hearing. You will be preparing simple forms that need to be filed to proceed with our workers compensation cases.

As you grow in the position, so will the list of tasks assigned to you, and hopefully, your salary and your title will grow as well. This position provides a path to graduate to paralegal.

"MUST HAVE" SKILLS:You must be computer literate, in particular with Microsoft WORD, Outlook, and EXCEL. You must be able to copy and scan records and place the PDF's in the appropriate file on the server. You must be a fast typist. It is preferable but not required that you have a familiarity with medical records to the extent that you can organize and review them correctly. You must be proficient in writing standard correspondence on a computer and work with computer files and content in WORD. You need to be able to get the job done at what we would describe at nothing less than a "frantic" pace.

Who will succeed in this job? The person who will succeed in this job is someone who is organized, detail-oriented, a team player, hard-working, growth-oriented/ambitious, and is on fire to help us complete our mission. The person who will succeed in this job is excellent at following written instructions, is a fast learner, is extremely detail-oriented, and is able to work independently after being so instructed. The person who will succeed in this job is never satisfied and wants to continually learn and improve. The person who will succeed in this job has a "thick skin", and looks at all critique as a way to improve performance, not as a personal attack. Background in personal Injury law, workers compensation law, and/or the medical field is a huge plus but not required.

Who will fail in this job? The person who will fail in this job is someone who looks at the clock all day and runs out the door every day precisely at 5PM. The person who will fail in this job is someone who never asks what else he or she can do to help. The person who will fail in this job spends more time on his or her cell phone on company time than on the phone with our clients. The person who will fail in this job is satisfied with just doing the bare minimum requirements of what she has been asked to do and nothing more. The person who will fail in this job is only concerned with what she can get in terms of money and does not care about our clients, the firm mission, or the overall success of the firm. The person who will fail in this job is only concerned with herself and is not capable of discerning the higher purpose of her job. The person who will fail in this job is a person who is incapable of following clear, unambiguous written instructions and does not have the ability to work independently and is constantly having to have his or her work rejected for mistakes and lack of attention to detail. The person who will fail in this job is arrogant and thinks there is nothing more to learn and actually takes offense at any form of correction or critique.

Who will have an edge over others in terms of applications? Those with significant experience in Virginia or North Carolina workers compensation and/or personal injury will be given top priority; however, what will win us over is whether you possess the quality of character we are looking for. Much of what we need you to do we can teach you, but those who possess the values and innate qualities we seek as set forth above--these are things that cannot be acquired by training.

Most of all, what will give you an edge is are qualities that appear to be mostly lost nowadays, and that is HUSTLE, FOCUS, and the ability to stay engaged in a task until it is complete. If you are the kind of person who likes to constantly "work it" and stay on top of all of your assignments, you will definitely succeed here.

Any benefits? Yes. In addition to your regular pay, after a probationary period, if needed, we provide health insurance. We have a bonus incentive program available for each and every five star review you get someone who has interacted with us to give us on Google or AVVO.

Instructions for Applying. In addition to your resume, (not as part of your resume') as noted previously, please tell us in a cover letter, ---in 200 words or less--- why you think you would be ideal for this position what your goals are in life, and how you believe this position aligns with those goals. We look forward to hearing from you!!!

Good luck!!!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $22