Legal Assistant

Stern & Cohen, PC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Stern & Cohen, PC in Philadelphia seeks a Legal Assistant to support attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals in a busy workers' compensation practice. The role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and clear communication with clients and medical providers.

Responsibilities include logging records into client files, preparing medical requests, assembling the medical index, following up on records, and monitoring case costs.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 year of legal experience.
• Detail-oriented and organized with strong communication and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Logs records into client files including mail, medical records, medical bills, discovery, etc.
• Prepares medical requests for claimant’s treating physicians
• Assembles the medical index and follows up on the acquisition of medical records
• Maintains case costs by verifying outstanding balance with clients and providers

Skills

Legal experience

Job description

Philadelphia Workers' Compensation law firm seeking a Legal Assistant. In this role, the Legal Assistant will provide administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals in the firm. They will also assist the legal team with various duties including medical records, scheduling, scanning, file preparation, and client contact. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and have strong communication and time-management skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Logs records into client files including mail, medical records, medical bills, discovery, etc.
• Prepares medical requests for claimant’s treating physicians
• Assembles the medical index and follows up on the acquisition of medical records
• Maintains case costs by verifying outstanding balance with clients, and providers

Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must have at least 1 year of legal experience