Overview:
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a fast-growing commercial insurance company, has an immediate need for an in-house legal assistant to work in the following AmTrust location: FL - Boca Raton, and Maitland
Responsibilities:
- Provide Legal Assistant support to 1 or more Attorneys.
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Identify and flag critical documents requiring timely responses and associated deadlines to ensure our clients/insureds/Company are protected from sanctions and unnecessary litigation.
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Coordinate/schedule meetings, hearings, appointments, and depositions
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Maintain and manage Attorney calendars avoiding and resolving conflicts.
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Generate draft templates (pleadings, motions, objections, correspondence) for attorney review and approval.
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Assemble medical packets to experts along with itemized schedule of records.
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Document processing (assemble, copy, scan, serve, E-file accordingly)
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Manage and prioritize competing deadlines.
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Communicate with claim partners, clients, witnesses, Court, opposing counsel, vendors, and team members.
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Maintain data integrity in our document management platform supporting our paperless environment (documents, parties, roles/relations, naming conventions)
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Timely transmit and request payments to vendors, experts, etc.
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Knowledge of local Court rules and filing requirements
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Assist Managing Attorney and Manager with special assignments as needed.
Provide backup support when needed:
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Answer inbound main line phone calls and route inquiries to correct team member.
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Greet and manage guests and vendors.
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Retrieve, scan, and route all incoming mail to proper team and Claims.
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Monitor and process office electronic mailbox correspondence.
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Process outbound USPS/FedEx mail Provide office support as needed (place tickets for failing equipment, order office supplies, assist peers as needed and during PTO)
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
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1+ years’ Florida workers compensation experience required.
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Prior workers’ compensation experience supporting multiple attorneys and competing deadlines.
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Ability to type a min. of 70 wpm and must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
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Organized, self- motivated, ability to prioritize and work independently.
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Exceptional attention to details and the production of professional work product
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Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Work in a team environment with a positive respectful attitude
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Experience with a document management platform (Litify a plus)
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