Legal Specialist

Auto-Owners Insurance Company; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Auto-Owners Insurance is seeking a Legal Support Specialist to join the eBilling team. After initial in-person training, the role may offer the flexibility to work from home up to three days per week.

You will support in-house attorneys by reviewing outside counsel invoices and handling related tasks. The successful candidate will communicate with attorneys and other divisions, input data accurately, and maintain records per guidelines.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a corporate legal department or law firm preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, time management and verbal and written communication skills
• Must prioritize among ongoing projects to meet deadlines
• Effective oral and written communication with attorneys and other business units
• Aptitude for technology, systems and legal operations and processes

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Home Office Attorneys, outside counsel and other divisions through verbal and/or written correspondence.
• Accurately input data into various systems.
• Interpret and apply verbal and/or written instructions.
• Maintain records according to established guidelines.
• Prepare and organize materials for eBilling-related special projects.
• Assist in developing reports and/or prepares requests for reports.

Skills

Data entry

Legal invoicing

Attention to detail

Written communication

Time management

Cross-functional communication

Job description

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Job Description

We offer a merit-based work-from-home program based on job responsibilities. After initial training in-person, this specific role could have the flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week.

Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking an experienced and motivated Legal Support Specialistto join our eBilling team. We are looking for the right individual to join our team to assist our in-house attorneys in reviewing outside counsel invoices and undertaking related projects. The position requires the following, but is not limited to:

• Effectively communicate with Home Office Attorneys, outside counsel and other divisions through verbal and/or written correspondence.
• Accurately input data into various systems.
• Interpret and apply verbal and/or written instructions.
• Maintain records according to established guidelines.
• Prepare and organize materials for special projects related to eBilling, including projects related to improving efficiency of the team.
• Assists in developing reports and/or prepares requests for reports.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 3 or more years of experience in a corporate legal department or law firm preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical, time management and verbal and written communication skills
• Must prioritize among ongoing projects to meet deadlines
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing with various people, including attorneys and other business units such as claims, underwriting and IT
• Aptitude for and interest in technology, systems and legal operations and processes

Benefits

Auto-Owners offers a wide range of career opportunities, and we are seeking talent that will help us continue our long tradition of success. We offer a friendly work environment, structured training program, employee mentoring and an excellent compensation/benefits package. Along with a competitive base salary, matched 401(k), fully-funded pension plan (once vested), and bonus programs, Auto-Owners also provides generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave. If you're looking to do rewarding work alongside great people, Auto-Owners is the place for you!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law.

Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.