Legal Assistant/Paralegal

at  Chartwell Law

Chartwell Law: is currently seeking a full time Legal Assistant/Paralegal for the General Liability team in our Chattanooga, TN office. The ideal candidate must have at least three years’ experience preparing discovery responses/pleadings and motions, legal assistant responsibilities, processing medical authorizations and dealing with providers. Knowledge of TN federal and state statutes, rules, and procedures is required with Alabama and Georgia experience a plus. Must have excellent organizational, communication, writing, and research skills. The ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment is also required.

Primary Job Duties

• Preparing documents for pleadings, discovery, motions, letter correspondence, etc.
• Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
• Ideal candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Works closely with attorneys and in-office billing department including accounts receivable
• Organize, chart and process incoming records and invoices
• Follow up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail and regular mail
• Edit Motion and discovery documents
• Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
• Works closely with attorneys, adjusters and external medical providers
• Prepare Affidavits of Service and facilitate outgoing documents to the Court and to adversaries
• Retrieve documents from TN State E-filing and save to document management system
• Prepare court filings; and e-filing

Requirements

• Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years’ legal experience.
• Candidates must have experience in preparing and serving documents, typing from dictation,
• Candidates will be required to enter and bill their time
• Must be able to handle both paralegal and legal secretary duties.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook as well as other Microsoft Office applications including Word, Adobe PDF creation and searches
• Familiarity with and prior use of Aderant Total Office (ATO) (Client Profiles) is a plus

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off

• Preparing documents for pleadings, discovery, motions, letter correspondence, etc.
• Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
• Ideal candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Works closely with attorneys and in-office billing department including accounts receivable
• Organize, chart and process incoming records and invoices
• Follow up for outstanding records via telephone, e-mail and regular mail
• Edit Motion and discovery documents
• Organization of case files; gathering, organizing and analyzing data
• Works closely with attorneys, adjusters and external medical providers
• Prepare Affidavits of Service and facilitate outgoing documents to the Court and to adversaries
• Retrieve documents from TN State E-filing and save to document management system
• Prepare court filings; and e-filin