BARRIOS VIRGUEZ ATTORNEYS
Personal Injury Legal Assistant
Entry Level
Duluth, GA
Company Overview
Barrios Virgüez Attorneys is a fast-paced growing bilingual law firm that specializes in personal injury and immigration. We are very passionate about the well-being of our employees and our clients. Our company culture is deeply rooted in our core values which include respect, accountability, integrity, service, and excellence (R.A.I.S.E). Every team member and client is an asset to our Firm.
Job Summary
The Legal Assistant is responsible for the overall management of personal injury legal operations for the cases assigned to them. In this role, your primary goal is to develop and manage each case to maximize the benefit for our clients. You will oversee the case from the Investigation stage to Pre-Demand phase.
Must be able to gather, analyze and research information and documents and manage a high-volume caseload.
Key Responsibilities
- Consistent client updates with proper documentation
- Verify police reports
- Confirm and verify client's biographic information and emergency contact
- Obtain insurance information or defendant's information to file claims
- Send out LOR (Letters of Representation) to Liability, UM and health insurance
- Copies of client's health insurance
- Set up subrogation claim and client's ID
- Confirm client is set up for treatment
- Confirm insurance coverage
- Acceptance of liability
- Read liability and UM dec pages
- Request ER records
- Obtain written authorization from client to settle for the top offer
- MedPay verification
- Prepare Pre-Demand packages
Basic Requirements and Qualifications
- 1+ years of legal assistant experience (we train and promote within)
- Customer service and call center experience a plus
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (this is a must)
- Knowledge of personal injury software, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint,
- Dropbox and understanding of cloud-based software and systems
Your characteristics:
- Bilingual- Spanish and English
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills
- Willing to learn
- Exhibits leadership qualities
- Detail-oriented
- Superb phone etiquette
- Highly motivated
- Knowledgeable
- Problem solver
- Ability to multi-task
- Takes directions well and able to execute
- Work on a timely deadline
- Excellent communicator
- Team player and has a “can-do” attitude
- Great attitude/friendly
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible work schedule
- Wellness room onsite
- 401k matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule: Monday-Friday 40 hours/week (onsite)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $42,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Personal injury law: 1 year (Preferred)
Language:
Work Location: In person
