Job Details

LWCC is a Champion of Louisiana and proud to be headquartered in the state capital, Baton Rouge. As a model private mutual workers' comp company, we are dedicated to excellence in execution from underwriting to compassionate care of injured workers. We are proud to partner with our agents and together deliver outstanding service to our policyholders and their workers. Louisiana Loyal, a movement we launched and continue to lead to celebrate and elevate Louisiana, drives us in pursuit of our purpose 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.

For more information on LWCC, its services, and its efforts to elevate Louisiana, please visit www.lwcc.com.

Overview

To provide efficient and skilled legal secretarial support services to the Claims Legal Department.

Major Areas of Accountability

• Types or transcribes, edits, and proofs legal department's general correspondence, memos, reports and documents in a professional, accurate and timely manner.
• Composes and types correspondence and memos as assigned or anticipated for legal department.
• Coordinates all meetings by scheduling dates and conference rooms, preparing necessary material, and notifying appropriate personnel of dates and times.
• Maintains appointment calendar and diary system for legal department.
• Answers incoming telephone calls to the legal department in a courteous and professional manner; routes calls to appropriate personnel or takes messages as needed; greets visitors to legal department in a courteous and professional manner and announces caller to appropriate personnel.
• Enters and updates data regarding litigated files in computer system, including data about the nature of the claims and period of litigation.
• Assists with the scheduling of depositions; arranges for obtaining medical and other evidentiary records.
• Coordinates the accumulation of data and assumes responsibility for the accuracy of data recorded on various statistical reports or lists.
• Process invoices and payments for medical records and vendors in a timely manner.
• Ability to learn, adapt, and implement new technology.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• 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 - written and oral
  • Empathetic listener and open-minded
  • Commitment to accountability
  • Good interpersonal skills with team approach to job performance
• Technical
  • Minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute
  • Ability to transcribe dictated material quickly and accurately
  • Computer literate with working knowledge of word processing, Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel

• High School Diploma required
• Minimum four to six years of experience as a legal secretary, with at least 2 years of experience in an insurance defense setting required