Senior Paralegal

LWCC, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, is a private mutual workers' comp company. We are dedicated to excellence in execution from underwriting to compassionate care of injured workers. Our purpose is to help Louisiana thrive by bettering our state one business and one worker at a time. LWCC has been consistently recognized by industry leaders and named to the Ward's 50® group of top-performing insurance companies, supporting our promise to provide safety, security, and stability to businesses in Louisiana.

Our company offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; a 401(k) savings plan; educational assistance; and an on-site fitness center. LWCC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, handicap, Vietnam era or disabled veteran status.

Thank you for your interest in LWCC. We invite you to apply, and a member of our team will review your application. To learn more about us, please visit LWCC.com.

Overview

To provide efficient and skilled Paralegal Support Services to the Legal Department.

Major Areas of Accountability

• Reviews legal files to determine issues involved in order to assist attorneys with appropriate action to be taken.
• Conducts legal research as instructed by the attorneys.
• Drafts, edits and proofs memorandums of law, initial case analysis reports, appellate briefs and other legal documents in a professional, accurate and timely manner.
• Assists with file organization and management throughout all phases of litigation. Will index and organize files prior to trial.
• Drafts answers, interventions, discovery, pretrial statements, motions, exceptions and other pertinent legal documents to proper courts of jurisdictions as instructed by attorneys.
• Assist with scheduling, calendaring, and maintaining diary hearings, appointments and other significant deadlines for attorneys.
• Prepare subpoenas for medical records, employment records, income tax return records and any other pertinent file-related records as requested by attorneys.
• Summarizes depositions as requested by attorneys.
• Become adept in operating software applications such as Windows, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), legal case management systems.
• Ability to learn, adapt, and implement new technology.
• Become an expert in the paralegal role and willingness to train staff as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Legal Office Manager.

• Strong character
  • Alignment with company values, mission, and vision
  • Trustworthy and honest
  • Decisive
  • Curious and persistent
• Passion for innovation
  • Willingness to learn
  • Adaptive to changing (tolerance for ambiguity)
  • Desire to collaborate to achieve corporate goals
• Strong communicator
  • Effective communication skills
  • Empathetic listener and open-minded
  • Commitment to accountability
  • Education and experience

• High School Diploma
• Certification of completion from a paralegal studies program is preferred
• Special consideration may also be given to candidates with law school degrees. A law school degree may be accepted in lieu of all education and experience requirements.

• Minimum three to five years paralegal experience, preferably in an insurance defense setting.
• OR
• Minimum two years of experience as a LWCC Staff Paralegal.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute.