Legal Assistant (Accident Report Specialist)-Remote from Argentina, Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Philippines

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The Opportunity

Expanding Personal Injury Law Firm has an immediate opening for am Accident Report Specialist to support our paralegals. This position is a good fit for someone who enjoys administrative and clerical work, including data entry. We are looking for someone who is organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks at the same time. Your main responsibility will be to make sure that all tasks assigned by the paralegals are completed quickly, accurately, and on time. This position is a good fit for someone who enjoys administrative and clerical work, can follow instructions carefully, and works well as part of a team.

Objective

Obtain and review accident reports from law enforcement agencies and departments of transportation.

Desired Outcomes

1. Accountable for requesting, receiving and documenting accident reports.

   • Request/download accident report.

   • Confirm DOI (Date of Incident)

2. Accountable for documenting case data.

   • Add all parties to case management software (Litify).

   • Send accident information to Precedent to open claims.

3. Accountable to claims setup.

   • Set up claims in case management software (Litify).

   • Add details to Insurance tab in case management software (Litify).

   • Add accident information to Details tab in case management software (Litify).

   • Send Chatter to Paralegal when the above is complete via case management software (Litify).

4. Accountable for attorney input regarding investigative materials and follow-up.

   • Are there:

     • Police photos;

     • Witness statements;

     • Body or dash cam footage?

   • Ask attorney if we need the above.  If yes, request those items requested by attorney.

5. Accountable for updating Paralegal with Tasks status every 7 days via case management software (Litify) Chatter.