Paralegal

Location: Sherman Oaks, CA

Description

Who We Are:
At ProActive Work Health Services, we are committed to bringing back occupational medicine to its original core by customizing services and technology for cost-effective treatment and the highest quality patient care. We are seeking a highly motivated Billing Manager to join our growing practice.

We Are Looking For: 

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, personable, and able to work well in a fast paced environment. Candidate must be motivated, posses excellent communication skills, and work well with others. Candidate will have the willingness and ambition to learn new skills and take on a variety of responsibilities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

  • Drafts legal documents, formal discovery requests, notices, interrogatories, motions, and summaries of depositions
  • Assists with locating and contacting witnesses, arranges for the interview and evaluation of witnesses, drafts witness declarations in proceedings and pretrial statements and assists with the preparation of witness testimony
  • Compile and organize trial notebooks, exhibits and files and coordinate the scheduling of witnesses, assists attorneys with witness issues, exhibits and note taking the State Bar trials
  • Drafts formal discovery requests and responses, including special interrogatories, requests for admissions, production demands, depositions notices and motions to compel for the attorney
  • Analyze records and disciplinary files and make recommendations to the attorneys as to the disposition of files.
  • Performs legal research including statutory and case law and drafts forms, research memoranda, proposed rules, orders and other documents
  • Prepare summaries of depositions and court transcripts and witness testimony
  • Perform a number of other similar or related duties which may not be specifically included within this job description, but which are consistent with the general level of the job and the responsibilities described 

Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Multi-tasking, Flexibility, Telephone Skills, Customer Service, Time Management, Organization, Attention to Detail, Word Processing, Professionalism, and Quality Focus
  • Basic principles, concepts and methodology of legal proceedings and legal research
  • Within the introductory period, obtain a working knowledge of State Bar Law, Rules of Conduct and procedures as they apply to the performance of major duties and responsibilities of the position
  • Knowledge of attorney client relationships applicable to the performance of major duties and responsibilities of the position
  • Principles of legal writing
  • Problem identification, analysis, and evaluation
  • Principles of effective writing and verbal presentation
  • Business math for completing non-technical calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Computerized information and database record keeping systems
  • Computer information systems, including personal computer applications, work processing and spreadsheets

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's level degree
  • Completion of an approved paralegal problem
  • Minimum two (2) years experience as a paralegal
  • Successful completion of the State Bar validated standard tests for the position

Experience:

  • 2+ years experience with an emphasis in labor laws preferred

Compensation: Compensation negotiable depending on experience

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 hour shift. 

Benefits:

  • Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Sick Time
  • 401(k)
  • Employee Discount
  • Employer Sponsored Events


For more information please visit our website: https://proactivework.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proactive-work-health-service/ 

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