Veterans Disability Legal Assistant

Berry Law

Veterans Disability Legal Assistant aiding clients in legal documentation and communications with the VA. Working in a hybrid model at Berry Law, focused on Veterans’ rights.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeLincoln • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $22 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Compose drafts of business correspondences
Maintain calendars
Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence and records
Prepare appeals and other documents to submit to the VA with attorney supervision
Communicate via phone, email, and text messaging with clients
Follow up with clients as needed to move qualified cases forward
Organize copies of files into document management program

Requirements

What you’ll need

Military member, veteran, spouse, dependent, or relative preferred
A tip of the spear mindset – capacity to relentlessly advance justice for the client
Tech savvy – must be able to work within various software programs
Must possess excellent communication skills in verbal and written correspondence
Positive work attitude and the desire to grow

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Generous PTO
401k
Insurance
EAP
Professional development
Swag
Company events
Community involvement

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Soft Skills

excellent communication skillspositive work attitudedesire to growcapacity to advance justice