Legal Assistant (Workers Compensation)

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $60,000 - $75,000 annually, plus benefits and bonus opportunities

Join Our Team

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Workers' Compensation Legal Assistant to support a busy and growing Workers' Compensation practice in Fort Lauderdale. This position is ideal for a legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys client interaction, and possesses strong administrative and case management skills.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting attorneys throughout the lifecycle of workers' compensation claims, ensuring exceptional client service and efficient case progression.

Key Responsibilities

Case Management

• Maintain and organize workers' compensation files from intake through resolution.
• Monitor case deadlines, hearings, mediations, and discovery schedules.
• Prepare and file legal pleadings, motions, notices, petitions, and correspondence.
• Request and track medical records, wage records, and claim documentation.
• Coordinate depositions, IMEs, mediations, and hearings.

Client Communication

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, insurance carriers, medical providers, and opposing counsel.
• Provide regular case status updates to clients.
• Schedule appointments and maintain attorney calendars.
• Assist with client intake and gathering case information.

Administrative Support

• Draft, proofread, and edit legal documents and correspondence.
• Manage electronic and paper filing systems.
• Prepare hearing and mediation packets.
• Maintain accurate case notes within the case management system.
• Process incoming mail, emails, and court filings.

Litigation Support

• Assist attorneys with discovery responses and document production.
• Organize exhibits and evidence for hearings and depositions.
• Prepare trial and hearing notebooks.
• Review and summarize medical records and case documents.

Required

• Minimum 2 years of legal assistant experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to manage deadlines in a high-volume legal environment.

Preferred

• Previous Workers' Compensation experience in Florida.
• Familiarity with Florida Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims (OJCC) procedures.
• Experience using legal case management software.
• Knowledge of workers' compensation terminology, medical records, and litigation procedures.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.