Senior Legal Assistant - Workers' Comp Defense & Billing

Boutique Recruiting; Los Angeles (CA, TX); On-site; USD 67,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick time

Paid holidays

Flexible approach to additional time—s

Annual performance reviews with salary

Long-term professional growth

Job summary

Boutique Recruiting is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support three attorneys with substantive, billable work in a workers’ compensation defense firm. The role handles drafting, document preparation, pre-trial statements, subpoenas, exhibits, petitions, and other litigation support while ensuring all work is accurately recorded for billing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of workers’ compensation defense, a Paralegal Certificate, and MerusCase experience; must be personable,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of workers’ compensation defense experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant
• Paralegal Certificate or qualifying Letter of Attestation required
• MerusCase experience required
• Previous legal billing experience required
• Ability to independently support up to three attorneys
• Strong drafting, formatting, filing, subpoena, and litigation support experience
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and time management skills
• Professional communication with clients and team

Responsibilities

• Support up to three attorneys with substantive legal and administrative casework
• Draft and format correspondence, petitions, pre-trial conference statements, and other legal documents
• Prepare and organize exhibits, subpoena records, and assist with case documentation
• Review and action incoming mail items, including preparing initial drafts for attorney review
• Complete billable paralegal and legal assistant tasks while accurately recording time and billing activity
• Maintain organized electronic case files within a paperless environment
• Collaborate with attorneys and support staff to keep matters moving efficiently

Skills

Drafting & editing

Litigation support

Time/billing accuracy

Education

Paralegal Certificate or Letter of Attestation

Tools

MerusCase

Job description

Boutique Recruiting is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support three attorneys with substantive, billable work in a workers’ compensation defense firm. The role handles drafting, document preparation, pre-trial statements, subpoenas, exhibits, petitions, and other litigation support while ensuring all work is accurately recorded for billing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of workers’ compensation defense, a Paralegal Certificate, and MerusCase experience; must be personable,