Pre-Litigation Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Recognized as one of the oldest and largest personal injury law firms in Virginia, Marks & Harrison is committed to providing outstanding client service, in a professional work environment. Our Firm is known for its expertise of highly skilled lawyers and staff and is recognized as one of the best places to work in the legal field.

Marks & Harrison is seeking a full-time Pre-Litigation Legal Assistant to join the team in our Petersburg, VA office.

Pre-Litigation Legal Assistants are expected to manage all aspects of a case that has not yet been filed in court, including duties such as:

• Serving as primary point of contact for clients, facilitating contact via telephone and email
• Maintaining files in electronic case management software
• Requesting and evaluating investigation records, medical bills and medical records
• Preparing legal letters, demand packages and settlement documents
• Auditing cases for transfer to litigation legal assistants, should suit be filed

An ideal candidate would possess prior experience in at least one of the following:

• Personal Injury law
• Auto Insurance
• Medical billing/medical records.

An ideal candidate will also have:

• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work as an individual contributor in a team setting
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines while maintaining high attention to details

Other Requirements and Considerations:

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing duties of this job, employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear . Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 10 pounds.