Legal Assistant for high-performing Personal Injury Firm

Job Description

 Title:  Legal Assistant, Personal Injury

Department:  Trial Team

Employment status: Full-time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary range: $18 - $22/HR

About Us

Gomez Trial Attorneys is a highly successful, community focused, fast-growing Trial Law Firm headquartered in Downtown San Diego with multiple offices across Southern California.

As a high-performing and dynamic team, we pride ourselves on doing the right thing, every time, even when no one is looking.  Integrity, teamwork, service, and community are our key words.  You will be helping us reach those in the community who are looking for someone to defend them – helping them through some of the most challenging financial, medical, and personal situations people face.

Position Summary

This position supports assigned Attorneys, Paralegals, and Case Managers on the trial team with all aspects of prelitigation administrative and medical records management. The role is detail orientated with a requirement of strong organizational skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performing basic client intakes and scheduling client calls
• Set up and organize case files in case management software
• Collect incident reports, medical records, wage loss records, insurance information, and other case related documents
• Locate providers and schedule medical appointments for clients
• Communicate extensively with team and the attorneys
• Communicate with insurance companies and lien holders
• Resolve liens and medical provider balances
• Consistently following up with medical providers, and insurance adjusters until the completion of a task
•  Assist in preparation of files for settlement demands
•  Performs duties and directives as given by team to process requests, emails, and administrative requests.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

•  1-2 years prior legal experience (personal injury preferred)
• Ability to order, read and understand medical records and bills
• Understand the difference between lien negotiations for ambulance companies, collection agencies, hospitals, and lien treaters.
• Experience handling voluminous case loads
• Familiarity with submitting claims with government subsidized healthcare and other healthcare insurance companies
• Excellent communication skills
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills
• Ability to independently manage time effectively

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Gomez Trial Attorneys is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or other protected class.