Workers' Compensation Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes has an immediate opening for a Legal Assistant/Paralegal with experience in workers' compensation and insurance defense.

We offer a flexible work environment with options for hybrid work. This position will require you to be in the office 5 days per week for the first 90-180 days.

Semmes is a paperless office environment.

Compensation: $50,000 to $70,000 annually including bonus

Responsibilities and Qualifications:
 

• Excellent communication and software skills (i.e., Word, Outlook, e-filing, etc.).
• Manage and coordinate attorney calendars, scheduling, and travel plans.
• Client communication.
• Handling all incoming mail and flagging important tasks.
• Scan and update all hearing folders and make sure letters are sent out after every hearing.
• Open new files and make sure practice runs smoothly.
• Must possess excellent critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Typing (at least 60-70 WPM).
• Track billable time on a daily basis.
• Prepare legal documents and general correspondence in an accurate and timely manner; draft standard correspondence; proofread, edit, and format documents.
• Prepare paper court filings and electronic filings.
• Organize, file, and manage electronic and paper documents. 
• Organize and submit documents for timely entry into the firm’s docket system.

• Competitive salary, Health, Vision, Dental, LTD, STD, Life benefits.
• Employee funded 401K.
• Employer funded pension plan.
• HSA and FSA plans.
• Annual performance reviews.
• Bonus plan.
• Free Fitness Center.
• Bike Storage.
• Convenient to Light Rail and close to the MARC Train.

A Full-Service Law Firm

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes is one of the oldest and largest full-service law firms in the State of Maryland. A diversified team of attorneys serves our clients through offices in five locations: Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, McLean, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia. These strategic locations enable us to accommodate our clients who live and operate their business in the greater Mid-Atlantic area and to support our widening markets.

We are an employee-focused community that provides hands on training and mentoring for our new employees. Learning by doing is an effective way to get acclimated to the firm. We offer a collegiate environment that supports teamwork and collaboration. We value our culture of diversity and respect within our teams and firmwide. We work together to reach our mutual goals.

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