Workers' Legal Assistant​/Paralegal

Overview

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes has an immediate opening in our McLean office for a Paralegal/Legal Assistant with experience in workers' compensation and insurance defense. This candidate will be responsible for administrative and paralegal duties.

We offer the opportunity for hybrid/remote work; however, this candidate will need to be available in the office most days of the week, Monday through Friday. Semmes is a paperless office environment.

Compensation: $50,000 to $75,000 annually including bonus

• Requirements include at least 2 years of workers' compensation or liability experience.
• Experience working with Federal Black Lung cases is a plus.
• Excellent communication and software skills (i.e., Word, Outlook, e-filing, etc.).
• Must possess excellent critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Track billable time on a daily basis.
• Prepare legal documents and general correspondence; draft standard correspondence; proofread, edit, and format documents.
• Prepare paper court filings and electronic filings.
• Organize, file, and manage electronic and paper documents, exhibits, pleading bibles, trial binders and closing bibles.
• Organize and submit documents for timely entry into the firm’s docket system.
• Manage and coordinate attorney calendars, scheduling, and travel plans.
• Request, organize, and summarize medical records.
• Draft motions and answer interrogatories.
• Extensive client contact; must possess excellent verbal and written skills.

• Experience in workers' compensation or liability matters (minimum 2 years).
• Proficiency with legal software and standard office tools.

• Competitive salary.
• Health, Vision, Dental, LTD, STD, Life benefits.
• Employee-funded 401k.
• Employer-funded pension plan.
• HSA and FSA plans.
• Annual performance review.
• Bonus plan.
• Fitness Center.
• Bike Storage.
• Concierge Services.
• Convenient to the Metro.

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 in 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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