Paralegal - Houston, United States - Fred Loya Insurance

Fred Loya Insurance

Verified Company

Houston, United States

3 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

Fred Loya Insurance was established in 1974 and has grown to be one of the Largest Hispanic Top 500 Owned and Operated Companies in the United States.

Our commitment to providing fast, dependable service and competitive rates for general auto insurance has made us one of the fastest growing auto insurance groups with over 500 agencies throughout Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada.

The general duties for this position:

To be an active team member of the legal team by providing high-quality professional administrative legal support to in-house counsel for the protection of the policyholders and the Company's legal interests
Keep cases organized by establishing and organizing files, and requesting files
Maintain and review the calendar, meet deadlines, document actions, input information into the file database software, and draft documents related to cases
Interface with clients, claims adjusters, court clerks, and/or court reporters
Review, document, and distribute mail/faxes
Draft legal documents, standard letters, collect, and analyze information, schedule depositions, mediations, hearings, and/or conducting electronic filing
Other duties as assigned by management or as needed.

Skills necessary for this position:

Pleasant personality and professional appearance are a must
Previous employment references and background check will be done when conditional offer of employment is extended.

Qualifications for this position:

Minimum 3 years experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant is required
Knowledge of opening new files, answering discovery, filing motionspleadings, proper telephone etiquette, filing, faxing, maintaining and scheduling appointments for attorney as well as assisting in preparation of cases for trial and must be computer literate.
Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish, a plus.

Legal

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