Legal Assistant - Workers' Compensation

Downs & Stanford, P.C. has an immediate opening for an experienced legal assistant for our Worker’s Compensation team in our West Lake Hills office. Preferred candidates will have a minimum of 2-3 years of administrative legal experience managing multiple cases in all aspects from intake through administrative appeal. Candidates will be expected to immediately begin working with a variety of cases of all levels of complexity in a fast-paced, high demand environment. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Essential Functions (Varies with each position)

• Manage large caseload with multiple attorneys and team members
• Maintain calendars and docket / maintain and follow-up on deadlines
• Heavy transcription
• Draft reports, exchanges, subpoenas, and various other regulatory forms for the Texas Department of Insurance.
• Periodically review, and organize large volumes of medical records and other evidence
• Communicate with clients, claims adjusters, opposing counsel, experts, and the Texas Department of Insurance

Qualifications:

• Experience with the forms, rules, and regulations of the Texas Department of Insurance
• Demonstrate a high degree of commitment, honesty, and integrity in all aspects
• Minimum of 2-3 years of administrative legal experience
• Able to work with a team in a collaborative environment or independently
• Critical thinking that displays initiative and adaptability
• Self-motivated, organized, detail oriented, efficient, hard-working
• Strong communication skills, professional, prompt, excellent attendance
• Proficient with Windows and Microsoft Office 2016/365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficient with Zoom meetings, screen sharing, and PowerPoint management
• Knowledgeable of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers, PDF compatible software, and related productivity applications
• Typing 60+ WPM