Legal Assistant

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The Hartford currently has an in-house opportunity for a tort legal assistant. This position is remote and will support the Connecticut Staff Legal Office. The candidate will join an experienced team of attorneys and legal professionals who strive to deliver the best possible result in pending litigation. If you join our team, you will find that we foster personal growth and are all driven to provide excellent customer service to our Claims partners and clients.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE POSITION?

We are seeking a legal assistant to provide full litigation support. The ideal candidate will join a high-volume, paperless environment that is both dynamic and rewarding. Our collaborative, team-oriented legal support team is passionate about insurance defense. Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Utilizes appropriate software to timely prepare, e-file and serve (as appropriate) correspondence, briefs, motions, pleadings, discovery, deposition notices and other documents required by the Connecticut courts
• Keeps attorney calendar current based on court notifications and depositions
• Assist attorneys as needed in preparation for trial
• Provides extensive scheduling and calendar activity, including depositions
• Reviews electronic mail daily
• Maintains our electronic legal files
• Processes invoices for payment
• Offers professional communication during each interaction with clients, opposing counsel, attorneys, teammates, claim partners and court employees
• Assist in overall support of the office as needed which could include case matching, mail handling, filing in an electronic case management system, CD duplication, PDF creation and compilation, file conversion, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong working knowledge of the Connecticut court systems and processes
• Tort experience in personal injury work is strongly preferred
• Trial preparation experience is a plus
• Demonstrated experience in a high-volume litigation environment with familiarity in document production, discovery preparation, Outlook calendar maintenance and data maintenance for clients
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency with case management software
• Strong familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Teams, & PowerPoint)
• Ability to meet productivity targets in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, especially regarding prioritizing work activities for multiple attorneys
• Must be able to manipulate electronic documents such as …