What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant/Paralegal position at Chartwell Law?
Chartwell Law: is currently seeking a full time Legal Assistant/Paralegal for the General Liability team in our Chattanooga, TN office. The ideal candidate must have at least three years' experience preparing discovery responses/pleadings and motions, legal assistant responsibilities, processing medical authorizations and dealing with providers. Knowledge of TN federal and state statutes, rules, and procedures is required with Alabama and Georgia experience a plus. Must have excellent organizational, communication, writing, and research skills. The ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment is also required.
Requirements
Primary Job Duties
- Preparing documents for pleadings, discovery, motions, letter correspondence, etc.
- Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
- Ideal candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Works closely with attorneys and in-office billing department including accounts receivable
- Organize, chart and process incoming records and invoices
- Follow up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail and regular mail
- Edit Motion and discovery documents
- Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
- Works closely with attorneys, adjusters and external medical providers
- Prepare Affidavits of Service and facilitate outgoing documents to the Court and to adversaries
- Retrieve documents from TN State E-filing and save to document management system
- Prepare court filings; and e-filing
Requirements
- Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years' legal experience.
- Candidates must have experience in preparing and serving documents, typing from dictation,
- Candidates will be required to enter and bill their time
- Must be able to handle both paralegal and legal secretary duties.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook as well as other Microsoft Office applications including Word, Adobe PDF creation and searches
- Familiarity with and prior use of Aderant Total Office (ATO) (Client Profiles) is a plus
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
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