Claims Coverage Legal Assistant

emcins; United States; Remote; USD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

EMC Insurance Companies in the United States is seeking a Claims Coverage Legal Assistant to provide essential administrative support to the Claims Coverage Counsel team. The role focuses on reviewing coverage opinion requests, preparing documents for attorneys, proofreading and formatting opinions and letters, and ensuring timely distribution and archiving.

You will manage diaries, collect required policy information, track deadlines, and contribute to templates, training materials, and data

Qualifications

• Five years of legal administrative experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong knowledge of legal terminology and formatting legal documents.
• Excellent organization and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Review coverage opinions and prepare documents for attorney use.
• Proofread, edit and format coverage opinions and letters.
• Maintain diaries and monitor deadlines to support timely reviews.
• Organize archives and update templates, materials and reports.
• Collaborate with claims professionals and update intranet content.

Skills

Legal terminology

Document formatting

Verbal and written communication

Organization and multitasking

Analytical and research skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

At EMC, we’re all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let’s improve lives together.

This position is eligible to work from home anywhere in the US

The Claims Coverage Legal Assistant provides administrative support to the Claims Coverage Counsel team by reviewing coverage opinion and position letter requests, preparing documents for attorney use, and assisting with related correspondence. Proofreads and formats formal coverage opinions and letters, supports the internal review process, and ensures completed work is finalized, distributed, tracked, and archived. Maintains diaries, confirms needed policy forms and outstanding information are obtained to support timely coverage reviews, and assists with letter templates, training materials, coverage resources, electronic files, spreadsheets, work tracking systems, presentations, reports, and other assigned projects.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for initial review of referrals assigned to Claims Coverage Counsel team, preparing initial documents used by assigned attorneys to prepare coverage opinions.
• Reviews claim file materials and relevant policies to set up initial document using template or other resources.
• Confirms the relevant policy information is complete, accurate and available, requesting additional information as needed.
• Summarizes pleadings or other information as directed.
• Assists in the preparation of coverage position letters based upon coverage opinions and/or direction by assigned attorney.
• Proofreads, edits and formats coverage opinions and coverage position letters.
• Organizes and monitors internal team review process so that work product is timely completed, ensuring accuracy of coverage opinions and letters sent to claims professionals.
• Communicates with claims professionals regarding coverage referrals.
• Files completed opinions and letters in electronic filing system and closes assignments, maintaining organization and oversight of archives.
• Creates and updates spreadsheets and work product trackers to catalog team coverage assignments.
• Diaries and monitors deadlines. Assists with the analysis of data and calculation of statistics from spreadsheets or other team trackers as requested.
• Assists with the creation of templates and materials used in coverage training presentations.
• Organizes and updates research archives and other overage resources.
• Prepares content for team intranet site and assists with updates.
• Assists with additional projects as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalency
• Five years of legal administrative experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of legal terminology and formatting legal documents
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organization and multitasking skills
• Strong analytical and research skills

The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within either of the following:

$55,795 - $77,098 or $61,659 - $84,778

A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range.The actual salary will depend on several factors, includingrelevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.

For information relating to the benefits EMC Team Members receive as part of a comprehensive rewards package, please visit www.emcins.com/careers.

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