Associate Legal Assistant - Melville, NY

GEICO is hiring an Associate Legal Assistant to perform midlevel legal assistant and administrative duties for a Staff Counsel Office. In this role you will develop a working knowledge of legal concepts practices and Staff Counsel procedures applicable by jurisdiction draft/revise routine legal documents handle multiple administrative and legal tasks to support attorneys participate in preparation of pleadings routine motions notices jury demands routine discovery review invoices prepare/send checks. Additional responsibilities include training and onboarding support for Staff Counsel Support Staff and maintaining relationships with attorneys outside departments courts clients third parties. Salary and grade will be commensurate with experience.

Basic Qualifications:

• Position requires 2 years experience as a legal secretary paralegal or legal assistant handling personal injury litigation matters.

• Based on jurisdiction may need to obtain and maintain a notary license.

• Experience preparing under supervision routine pleadings motions petitions prehearing and arbitration statements admissions notices jury demands routine discovery expert disclosures and correspondence of a nondictated nature within the case management system for attorney review and signature.

• Handled the management and monitoring of court filings and suits via mail inperson or efiling.

• Has previously handled paper and electronic mail.

• Knowledge and experience maintaining attorney and office calendars by scheduling rescheduling confirming and/or canceling appointments including depositions and/or EUOs trials conferences and hearings.

• Has reviewed invoices to ensure compliance with the Companys Expense Policy and handles in accordance with established procedures.

• Experience assisting in the discovery process. This includes but is not limited to gathering and compiling medical records and discovery documents preparing draft discovery responses at the direction of the attorney coordinating their completion and signature by client for filing and scheduling IMEs.

• Has communicated with clients claims personnel adversaries and tribunals as needed. Refers complex inquiries to the appropriate Attorney for handling.

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Annual Salary

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include but are not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the role the selected candidates work experience education and training the work location as well as market and business considerations.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company:At GEICO we help our customers through lifes twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and were constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

Were an iconic brand that thrives on innovation exceeding our customers expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one youll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on peoples lives.

Great Careers:We offer a career where you can learn grow and thrive through personalized development programs created with your career and your potential in mind. Youll have access to industry leading training certification assistance career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success rooted in integrity a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values we have an an established culture of caring inclusion and belonging that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic multifaceted teams led by supportive leaders driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical wellbeing mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailormade for you and your familys overall wellbeing.
• Financial benefits including marketcompetitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognitionbased incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• In office and remote opportunities as well as our signature GEICO Flex program offering the ability to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race color religious creed national origin ancestry age gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity marital status familial status disability or genetic information in compliance with applicable federal state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.