# Legal Assistant

**Company:** [Briefcase Legal Support, LLC](null/companies/8ec2Rai67ZafRfALuiGQkn.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** Legal Operations

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Legal Assistant with U.S. personal injury litigation experience to support our personal injury practice on a remote, independent contractor basis. This role is ideal for a candidate based outside the U.S. who has prior experience supporting U.S. personal injury attorneys and is comfortable working overlapping hours with a U.S.-based team.

This is a client-facing position that provides direct support to attorneys and assists with the day-to-day management of personal injury litigation cases. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven legal environment.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Provide administrative and case support to attorneys handling personal injury matters.
-   Support cases through active litigation.
-   Prepare, organize, and maintain legal documents, correspondence, pleadings, discovery, and case materials.
-   Assist with discovery and track discovery requests and responses.
-   Monitor case deadlines, hearings, depositions, mediations, and other important dates.
-   Maintain accurate and organized electronic case files.
-   Communicate professionally with clients regarding case-related matters.
-   Communicate with attorneys, clients, insurance companies, medical providers, opposing counsel, and other parties as needed.
-   Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions, hearings, mediations, and trial.
-   Review case information and ensure required documentation is obtained and properly maintained.
-   Accurately enter and update case information in the firm's case management system.
-   Follow established case-management procedures and workflows.
-   Handle confidential client and case information appropriately.
-   Perform other legal support duties as assigned.

## Requirements

### Required Qualifications

-   Previous experience working remotely for a U.S.-based law firm is required.
-   Previous experience working on U.S. personal injury cases is required.
-   Personal injury litigation experience is required.
-   Demonstrated experience supporting attorneys with active U.S. litigation matters.
-   Experience with U.S. plaintiff personal injury law.
-   Experience handling motor vehicle accident cases.
-   Experience with U.S. insurance claims and personal injury documentation.
-   Experience assisting with discovery, depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial preparation.
-   Working knowledge of U.S. personal injury litigation procedures and terminology.
-   Familiarity with pleadings, discovery, depositions, hearings, mediations, and litigation deadlines.
-   Experience communicating professionally with U.S.-based clients, attorneys, insurance companies, medical providers, and opposing counsel.
-   Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Word.
-   Ability to use legal case management systems and other legal technology.
-   Business-fluent English and Spanish.
-   Available during U.S. working hours.

### Preferred Qualifications

-   Experience using Filevine or another legal case management system.

## Benefits

-   Continuing education and professional development opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all resumes submitted.