Receptionist/Legal Assistant - Lake Charles

• Welcome clients, vendors, job applicants, and other visitors in a warm and friendly manner as soon as they arrive and connect them with the appropriate party.

• Offer visitors a refreshment while they wait.

• Maintain cleanliness of lobby.

• Clean and organize conference rooms after meetings.

• Ensure that front area is covered when stepping away from lobby.

• Maintain cleanliness and stock of kitchen, restroom, and other common areas.

• Contact and meet with clients as directed, such as new clients/intakes.

• Contact third parties such as medical providers and insurance companies on behalf of the client.

• Ensure all data is properly and accurately entered into client management software (Litify).

• Organize, save, and file all matter related documents.

• Draft, save, mail, fax, and/or email correspondence and supporting documents.

• Assist with the preparation, filing, and service of pleadings.

• Assist with discovery, including but not limited to, the preparation and completion of skeleton forms, assisting the Paralegal in gathering responding documents.

• Assist with trial preparation, including the assembly of exhibits, witness binders, and appendices for depositions and court filings.

• Keep track of cases expenses, including medical expenses, copy and postage charges, entering into client management software (Litify) for each client.

• Assist in requesting Medicare and Medicaid liens.

• Timely response and completion of tasks assigned by Handling Attorney and/or Paralegal.

• Timely completion of all Litify Matter tasks.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Confidentiality and strong judgment

• Problem analysis and problem-solving

• Professionalism

• High level of initiative and proactive nature

• Willingness to perform any/all tasks as assigned by supervisor and/or firm leadership in support of the firm’s growth and success

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Proficient in data entry and management

• Previous experience within legal, medical, or insurance industry preferred

• Strong computer and keyboarding experience

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

We are a team and community-oriented personal injury law firm dedicated to winning for our clients who have had their lives turned upside down from injuries through no fault of their own. With multiple offices across Louisiana, we focus on ensuring people get maximum monetary compensation for various types of personal injuries or loss of a loved one from incidents like car wrecks, truck accidents, offshore, and workplace injuries. Our founders joined forces to build the premier law firm in Louisiana. With over 250 years of combined experience, our attorneys have earned a powerful reputation and have been nationally recognized as top trial lawyers. As a dedicated and high-performing team, we pride ourselves in our core values: All In, Work Hard, Play Hard, Honorable, Cutting Edge, Community, and Winners, Not Whiners. With all the proper tools in place, our mission is to stand up for our clients, stand with our community, stand by our work, and stand beside each other. You may begin your journey with Laborde Earles for many different reasons, but you stay for the team.

All In: Being fully committed to a task or endeavor. Giving 110% for the team and our common goals.

Work Hard, Play Hard: Emphasizing work life balance. Putting in the hard work for the clients that depend on us as well as turning work-mode off sometimes to add fun, laughter, and relaxation into our routines.

Honorable: Making moral and just decisions, having an ownership mentality, being reputable and respectable through your work product, client and teammate interactions, and personal and family life.

Cutting Edge: Having the most advanced or newest version of a product or service, ensuring that we are functioning at our highest capacity as a firm, both effective and efficient.

Community: Being a pillar for the surrounding area and the people within by rallying for and supporting them through giving back and volunteering. Supporting the constant growth and improvement of ourselves and each other.

Winners, Not Whiners: Being a team-player even when the going gets tough to support the goals of our team and the firm, maintaining a positive outlook through the day-to-day challenges and setbacks, celebrating the wins and successes, being willing to step in and help for the sake of the common goals we strive to achieve.