Senior Legal Assistant

The Hartford; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 57,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company seeks a Senior Legal Assistant to support Nevada WC and Tort Attorneys in a dynamic work environment. Responsibilities include document preparation, scheduling, and litigation support. The ideal candidate will excel in a high-volume, team-oriented setting and bring extensive legal assistance experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a law office or corporate law department.
• Nevada Tort experience preferred; especially with Auto, Personal Injury, and General Liability.
• Experience in a high-volume litigation environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents such as correspondence, reports, briefs, and motions.
• Keep attorney calendar updated with court notifications.
• Assist attorneys in preparation for trial or discovery.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Multi-tasking

Time management

Diplomacy

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)

Case management software

Job description

Sr Legal Assistant - LU10BN

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Legal Assistant to provide remote support to Nevada WC and Tort Attorneys. The ideal candidate will enjoy a high-volume, paperless environment that is both dynamic and rewarding. The position will report into the Nevada Staff Legal Office and the Legal Assistant may be required to go into the office 1 day per week for mail and/or as needed for any duties that require the Legal Assistant to go into the office.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes appropriate software to timely prepare correspondence, reports, briefs, motions, pleadings, deposition summaries and other documents required by the attorney
• Creates/edits court documents consistent with multi-state court requirements
• Keeps attorney calendar current based on court notifications and depositions
• Schedules depositions with needed parties
• Assist attorneys as needed in preparation for trial or discovery
• Provides extensive scheduling and calendar activity
• Reviews mail and document production
• Prepares correspondence and maintains our electronic legal files
• Offers professional diplomacy during each interaction with clients, opposing counsel, home office staff, claim partners and court employees
• Assist in overall support of the office as needed which could include: scanning, case matching, mail handling, photocopying, limited filing, CD duplication, PDF compilation, file conversion and etc.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Legal Assistant in a law office or corporate law department
• Nevada Tort experience, especially Auto, Personal Injury and General Liability experience is preferred
• Working knowledge of the Nevada court systems
• Insurance defense background is preferred
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational and time management skills
• Trial support experience
• Demonstrated capacity to work with multiple states and federal court systems
• Proficiency with case management software
• Strong familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)
• Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, especially regarding prioritizing work activities for multiple attorneys
• Must be able to manipulate electronic documents such as TIF, PDF and JPG formats.
• Successful candidates will have experience in a high-volume litigation environment with experience in document production, discovery preparation and data maintenance for clients.

For full-time, occasional, part-time or remote positions: (1) high speed broadband internet service is required, we do not recommend or support DSL, wireless, Wifi, Hotspots, Fiber without a modem and Satellite; (2) Internet provider supplied modem/router/gateway is hardwired to the Hartford issued computer with an ethernet cable; and (3) minimum upload/download speeds of 5Mbps/30Mbps will be required. To confirm whether your Internet system has sufficient speeds, please visit http://www.speedtest.net from your personal computer.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$57,200 - $85,800

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