Secretary

Job Summary

LWDN is in need of an experienced workers’ compensation Legal Assistant for its Nashville, TN office. We are an established law firm, founded in 1882, with offices in Chattanooga, Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. This job is hybrid remote. Come work with an amazing team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff in Brentwood Tennessee!

Essential Functions:

Responsible for assisting Attorneys by performing clerical and administrative duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

This position is eligible to be on a hybrid work schedule after on-site training is completed.

• Ability to follow LWDN Firm policies and procedures
• Experience working in Workers’ Compensation, preferred
• Transcription of legal documents and correspondence
• Organize and maintenance of paper and electronic filing
• Prepares correspondence and legal papers
• Creates spreadsheets and prepares presentations
• Maintains calendars and tracks deadlines
• Updates and indexes pleadings and discovery binders
• Drafts Medical/Employment/IRS/ SSA authorization forms, releases and orders.
• Proofreading of legal documents
• Enters time for billing purposes
• Bates stamping of documents
• Assist with the process of opening and closing file activities
• Responsible for filing, organizing and indexing of legal matter
• Scanning, copying, faxing and e-mailing of legal documents
• Schedules court reporters, depositions, hearings and other meetings
• Makes travel arrangements
• Processing of third party and vendor invoices
• Copying of data to mediums such as CD or flash drive
• Files documents with Court or searching Court files
• Maintains confidentiality as necessary