Legal Assistant - Georgia

Summary

Farmers Insurance is an equal opportunity insurance employer focused on helping customers and supporting its employees. The Legal Assistant will remotely support the Georgia Staff Counsel team by performing legal and secretarial tasks, coordinating legal proceedings, handling communications, and maintaining court-rule and deadline knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Maintains schedules and calendar for assigned attorney(s)
• Composes a variety of correspondence, pleadings and various legal forms
• Coordinates time and location of multi-party appearances, including depositions, arbitrations, mediations, Independent Medical Exams (IME’s) meetings and site inspections
• Answers telephone calls, emails and handles client inquiries
• Receives and processes incoming mail
• Contacts clients, witnesses, court reporters, interpreters, claims personnel, and others to confirm scheduled appearances as instructed by assigned attorney(s)
• Maintains a thorough knowledge and keeps up-to-date with court rules and legal deadlines

Skills

• Georgia civil litigation experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 1-3 years experience in civil litigation as a legal administration clerk, secretary, or legal assistant required
• Sits or stands for extended periods of time, up to a full work shift
• Occasionally reaches overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping
• Occasionally moves, lifts, carries, and places objects and supplies weighing 0-10 pounds without assistance
• Listens to, interprets, and differentiates auditory information (example others speaking) at normal speaking levels with or without correction
• Visually verifies and reads information
• Visually locates material, resources and other objects
• Ability to continuously operate a computer for extended periods of time, up to a full work shift
• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate keyboard and other office equipment up to a full work shift

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Georgia civil litigation experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 1-3 years experience in civil litigation as a legal administration clerk, secretary, or legal assistant required
• Sits or stands for extended periods of time, up to a full work shift
• Occasionally reaches overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping
• Occasionally moves, lifts, carries, and places objects and supplies weighing 0-10 pounds without assistance
• Listens to, interprets, and differentiates auditory information (example others speaking) at normal speaking levels with or without correction
• Visually verifies and reads information
• Visually locates material, resources and other objects
• Ability to continuously operate a computer for extended periods of time, up to a full work shift
• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate keyboard and other office equipment up to a full work shift

Benefits

• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Remote work arrangement