GEICO

Associate Legal Assistant

GEICO

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $24 - $38 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • Perform mid-level legal assistant and administrative duties for a Staff Counsel Office.
  • Develop a working knowledge of legal concepts, practices, and Staff Counsel procedures applicable by jurisdiction.
  • Draft/revise routine legal documents, handle multiple administrative and legal tasks to support attorneys, participate in preparation of pleadings, routine motions, notices, jury demands, routine discovery, review invoices, prepare/send checks.
  • Training and onboarding support for Staff Counsel Support Staff and maintaining relationships with attorneys, outside departments, courts, clients, third parties.

Requirements

  • Position requires 2 years’ experience as a legal secretary, paralegal or legal assistant handling personal injury litigation matters.
  • Based on jurisdiction, may need to obtain and maintain a notary license.
  • Experience preparing, under supervision, routine pleadings, motions, petitions, prehearing and arbitration statements, admissions, notices, jury demands, routine discovery, expert disclosures, and correspondence of a non-dictated nature, within the case management system, for attorney review and signature.
  • Handled the management and monitoring of court filings and suits via mail, in-person, or e-filing.
  • Has previously handled paper and electronic mail.
  • Knowledge and experience maintaining attorney and office calendars by scheduling, rescheduling, confirming, and/or canceling appointments, including depositions and/or EUOs, trials, conferences and hearings.
  • Has reviewed invoices to ensure compliance with the Company’s Expense Policy and handles in accordance with established procedures.
  • Experience assisting in the discovery process including gathering and compiling medical records and discovery documents, preparing draft discovery responses at the direction of the attorney, coordinating their completion and signature by client for filing and scheduling IME's.
  • Has communicated with clients, claims personnel, adversaries and tribunals as needed. Refers complex inquiries to the appropriate Attorney for handling.