Case Coordinator

Unisys; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services company based in Los Angeles is seeking a Case Coordinator to manage arbitration cases, including appointing arbitrators, maintaining files, and coordinating meetings. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of legal administrative experience and exceptional communication skills. Additional tasks include scheduling calls, generating memos, and maintaining compliance with procedures. This role demands attention to detail and the ability to multitask effectively in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of legal administrative experience is required.
• Experience working with teams and flexibility is crucial.
• Interest in dispute resolution is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Appoint arbitrators to cases.
• Manage electronic files and schedules for hearings.
• Coordinate communication with parties and arbitrators.

Skills

Enthusiastic communication

Multitasking

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Law or related field

Job description

Role

Will do analysis, appoint arbitrators to cases, maintain electronic file system, schedule calls and potentially hearings, and be on quite a few Zoom calls, and perform coordination with arbitrators. Each case coordinators will be assigned to a 4-person team; there is heavy collaboration

Must have’s

• Enthusiastic communicator (will reject ppl b/c of this). This is so key!!!
• Some legal admin experience (ex: legal secretary, legal admin, etc.) can be just 1 year
• Eager to learn, experience working with teams, flexible, multitasking/time management, attention to detail

Nice to have’s

JD: Looking for someone who is enthusiastic and is a great communicator. Additionally, the candidate should have a degree, law experience, and must be willing to work in the office at least three times a week. Interest in dispute resolution is a plus but not required.

Essential Job Functions

• Appoint arbitrators to cases.
• Electronic file management.
• Discuss administrative procedures with counsel and arbitrators.
• Schedule conference calls and meeting rooms
• This position appoints arbitrators to arbitration cases, schedules/reschedules pre-hearing conferences and hearings, and performs a wide variety of tasks such as generating memos and correspondence, electronic filing, and setting up hearing rooms. This is skilled administrative work in which incumbents are proficient in their assigned roles; are able to independently prioritize their work; are able to handle routine matters independently and complex matters under close supervision; and are able to work under close supervision generally.
• Generates, mails and/or publishes memos to the ODR Portal, as instructed.
• Receives lists of arbitrators from parties, enters rankings in database, consolidates and/or extends lists as necessary.
• Properly documents reasons for arbitrator changes to case lists such as withdrawals and/or requests for removal.
• Contacts arbitrators to serve on cases. Appoints and/or replaces arbitrators to cases, following established procedures.
• Coordinates, schedules, and notifies parties and arbitrators in writing of the date and time of conference calls and hearings.
• Coordinates and schedules telephonic conferences with service provider.
• Processes requests, responses, and decisions to postpone hearings and reschedules hearings, as necessary.
• Maintains electronic and physical files in accordance with established procedures. Files and/or scans correspondence promptly and prepares files for storage.
• Inputs written case notes and hearing dates into case processing system.
• Reserves hearing locations for off-site hearings. Reserves, prepares and recovers hearing rooms for on-site hearings and arranges for box storage.
• Fulfills recording requests and downloads digital recordings.
• Answers general questions from parties and arbitrators. Answers more complex questions with limited assistance.
• Processes incoming emails and faxes from central inbox and case management system, as needed.
• Reviews and process incoming Arbitrator Oaths and Orders, with limited assistance.
• As assigned, determines proper composition of arbitration panel, generates list of arbitrators, reviews arbitrator information for conflicts, and eliminates arbitrators from lists, as needed, with limited assistance.
• Reviews and/or processes arbitrator expense reports for submission to Finance, as needed.
• Reviews vendor/hotel invoices for submission to Finance Department, as needed.