Overview
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant for our Glendale Workers’ Compensation Defense team. This is a full-time position, competitive salary and benefits package offered.
Job Summary
The individual in this role will assist attorneys in defending workers compensation matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm. This person will manage an extremely busy, fast-paced desk and requires solid knowledge of the defense workers compensation process.
Responsibilities
- Processing, proofing, editing, formatting, filing and serving of all dictation.
- Preparation of WCAB compliant pleadings via EAMS
- Execution of the Panel QME requests and knowledge of strike process/time frames
- Timely and professional telephone and email correspondence with clients, opposing counsel and other parties as necessary.
- Managing Medical Calendar for AME/QME exams
- Updating file for most current information in both paper and computer file
- Detailed timekeeping and input of billing into the appropriate software
- Obtaining subpoenaed records and complying with document production requests
- Performing other duties as needed
Qualifications
- 5+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting attorneys handling workers compensation matters.
- Strong working knowledge in area of specialization (workers compensation)
- Experience e-filing on EAMS
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required.
- Requires critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- High School Diploma or its equivalent required.
- Typing skills required for daily dictated letters / 70+wpm preferred
Benefits
Our firm offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time hourly employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, employer paid life insurance, employer paid short-term disability insurance, generous 401(k) plan match, paid vacation, and more. Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.
Physical Demands
This position is considered to be mostly sedentary and will require the employee to sit for extended periods of time. It will also require the employee to occasionally stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. They may engage in bending, stretching, reaching and other motions in the course of a working day. They will be engaged in using office equipment and computers. They may engage in lifting of supplies and materials up to 20 pounds from time to time. While performing duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear.
Working Conditions
This job is located primarily in an indoor office environment with varying noise levels. There may be varying degrees of temperature. The employee may be interrupted from time to time.
The above statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required of the position. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed for this job.
QPWB is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking enthusiastic candidates eager to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
The Pay Range for this position in Glendale, CA is: $26.44 – $31.25 per hour.
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