Personal Injury Legal Assistant - WordPerfect Required
Job Description
Job Description
Personal Injury Legal Assistant -
Schedule: Schedule: Full-Time or Part-time, 20 hrs/week (could be 5 days/week, 4 hrs/day, or could be 2.5 days, flexible) 100% ONSITE
Pay Range: $35
Duration: Contract-to-perm position for the right fit
Location: San Jose, CA 95112
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Personal Injury Legal Assistant to support a busy attorney in a San Jose law office. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in personal injury law, excellent organizational skills, and hands-on proficiency in WordPerfect.
This position involves providing comprehensive administrative and legal support for personal injury cases, from initial client intake through resolution. The successful candidate must be comfortable working independently, preparing legal documents, managing deadlines, and handling multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities
- Client intake and correspondence
- Coordinate and assist with medical treatment
- Collect and organize medical records
- Manage deadlines
- Schedule court appearances and depositions
- Drafting, propounding, and responding to discovery
- Prepare, edit, proofread, and format legal documents using WordPerfect.
- Ongoing client communication
- Supporting the attorney, as needed
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal, preferably in personal injury law.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Strong hands-on proficiency in WordPerfect is highly preferred, including preparing, editing, and formatting legal documents.
- Ability to manage complex procedural information
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Word Perfect
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment