Legal - Legal Assistant III

Cincinnati Financial; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Stock incentives

Job summary

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies in Columbus, OH is seeking a legal assistant for our Legal Litigation office (Worthington). You will support attorneys by typing legal documents, maintaining files and calendars, and answering calls.

The role offers an hourly pay range and potential bonuses/stock incentives based on performance. Ideal candidates have 5+ years civil litigation experience, familiarity with local courts, excellent typing and organizational skills, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• 5+ years of civil litigation experience and insurance defense preferred.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent typing and word processing skills.
• Experience with Microsoft products.
• Familiarity with local courts.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at once.
• Work well with a team and independently.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to information learned in litigation processes.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe dictation
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence and memoranda
• Request medical authorizations and medical records from providers
• Prioritize assignments
• Process mail; review and route incoming mail; prepare and process outgoing mail
• Maintain attorney calendar
• Type, revise, and proofread legal documents
• Request and follow-up on legal records and court filings
• Prepare reports, check requests and assist with client billing
• Perform special administrative projects
• Answer phones
• Interact with others professionally under pressure
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with Claims department and court personnel

Skills

Civil litigation experience

Insurance defense experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Typing / word processing

Microsoft Office

Local courts familiarity

Multitasking

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Professionalism under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Make a difference with a career in insurance

At The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, we put people first and apply the Golden Rule to our daily operations. To put this into action, we're looking for extraordinary people to join our talented team. Our service-oriented, ethical, knowledgeable, caring associates are the heart of our vision to be the best company serving independent agents. We help protect families and businesses as they work to prevent or recover from a loss. Share your talents to help us reach for continued success as we bring value to the communities we serve and demonstrate that Actions Speak Louder in Person.

If you're ready to build productive relationships, collaborate within a diverse team, embrace challenges and develop your skills, then Cincinnati may be the place for you. We offer career opportunities where you can contribute and grow.

Build your future with us

Our Legal Litigation office in Columbus (Worthington) Ohio, is currently seeking a legal assistant to assist attorneys by typing legal documents and correspondence, maintaining files, maintaining schedules and answering the telephone.

The pay range for this position is $26.00 - $38.00 hourly. The pay determination is based on the applicant's education, experience, location, knowledge, skills and abilities. Eligible associates may also receive an annual cash bonus and stock incentives based on company and individual performances.

Be ready to:

• transcribe dictation
• prepare legal documents, correspondence and memoranda
• request medical authorizations and medical records from providers
• prioritize assignments
• process mail, review and route incoming mail; prepare and process outgoing mail
• maintain attorney calendar
• type, revise, and proofread legal documents
• request and follow-up on legal records and court filings
• prepare reports, check requests and assist with client billing
• perform special administrative projects
• answer phones
• interact with others in a variety of circumstances, maintaining professionalism and composure under pressure
• develop and maintain good working relationships with Claims department and court personnel

Be equipped with:

• 5+ years of civil litigation experience and insurance defense experience preferred
• good follow up practices with attention to detail
• excellent organizational and communication skills
• excellent typing and work processing skills
• excellent language and vocabulary skills
• experience with Microsoft products
• familiarity with local courts
• ability to handle multiple projects at once
• ability to work well with a team and independently
• ability to handle a large volume and variety of work
• maintain composure and professionalism under pressure
• maintain strict confidentiality with respect to information learned as a result of involvement with litigation processes

Enhance your talents

Providing outstanding service and developing strong relationships with our independent agents are hallmarks of our company. Whether you have experience from another carrier or you're new to the insurance industry, we promote a lifelong learning approach. Cincinnati provides you with the tools and training to be successful and to become a trusted, respected insurance professional - all while enjoying a meaningful career.

Enjoy benefits and amenities

Your commitment to providing strong service, sharing best practices and creating solutions that impact lives is appreciated. To increase the well-being and satisfaction of our associates, we offer a variety of benefits and amenities. Learn more about our benefits and amenities packages.

Embrace a diverse team

As a relationship-based organization, we welcome and value a diverse workforce. We grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race; creed; color; sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status; religion; national origin; age; disability; military service; veteran status; pregnancy; AIDS/HIV or genetic information; or any other basis prohibited by law. All job applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please review this information to learn more about those rights.