Litigation Manager jobs in New Iberia, LA

Litigation Manager provides guidance and advice to a staff of paralegals or legal assistants involved in prosecuting or defending lawsuits. Monitors timelines and work progress to ensure work is completed on time. Being a Litigation Manager conducts new hire and ongoing training sessions. Requires a thorough knowledge of the organization's products/services. Additionally, Litigation Manager requires a bachelor's/master's degree. Typically reports to the top legal executive/general counsel. The Litigation Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. Extensive knowledge of department processes. To be a Litigation Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 to 3 years supervisory experience may be required. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Litigation Paralegal
  • Laborde Earles
  • Lafayette, LA FULL_TIME

  • Grow with us! We are featured in Inc. Magazine's prestigious 2023 Inc. 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List and are the 25th fastest-growing private company in the entire state of Louisiana!



    Do you find satisfaction in helping people and making a difference in their lives and the lives of their communities? Laborde Earles is committed to providing quality representation to our clients and being fully attentive to their needs, which starts by providing the same favorable environment for our team members. Join us in standing up for our clients, with our community, by our work, and beside each other!


    The Opportunity

    We are seeking a dedicated Litigation Paralegal to be accountable to provide the best possible customer service to our clients and act as their advocate when working with third parties on their behalf. This is an ideal position for a genuine and hospitable individual with the skills to effectively communicate with individuals of all cultures and backgrounds. This role requires strong interpersonal skills where professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity are showcased. A successful candidate for the role will be highly organized as maintaining accurate case files and managing trial deadlines and litigation related meetings and depositions are primary day-to-day functions. Success in this role will also require strong oral communication, phone etiquette, and guest relations skills as they are accountable for providing hospitable and excellent customer service. As a Litigation Paralegal, you must be able to ensure accurate and efficient processing of firm matters through the entire litigation phase of all assigned matters. We are looking for someone who is cheerful and enthusiastic to ensure our clients receive pleasantly memorable service.

    What Winning Looks Like:

    1. Accountable to provide the best possible customer service to our clients and act as their advocate when working with third parties on their behalf.
      1. Contacting clients, insurance companies, and medical providers as necessary.
      2. Maintaining confidential information, including medical records, insurance details, and contact information.
      3. Requesting and summarizing medical records and bills.
      4. Arranging and following-up with client care as needed. 
    2. Accountable to ensure that all matters assigned are handled as quickly, accurately, and thoughtfully as possible from sign up through disbursal
      1. Drafting and filing pleadings
      2. Drafting and completing discovery
      3. Trial deadline management
      4. Scheduling litigation related meetings and depositions
      5. Initiating insurance claims.
      6. Drafting demands.
    3. Accountable to provide handling attorney support as requested and as outlined in CMS Tasks.
      1. Accurately gather and document activities in the firm’s database


    Skills Needed to Win:

    • Communicate: Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to draft professional letters that are free of grammar and spelling mistakes.
    • Be Empathetic: able to deal empathetically with clients who are injured and scared, while still maintaining professionalism. Must be able to work as a team.
    • Present Solutions: able to problem solve, follow instructions, be creative, use discretion, ask questions when necessary and be detail oriented.
    • Be Honorable: Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality and display good judgment

    Preferred Education & Experience:

    • 3 years of legal assistant or paralegal experience preferred.
    • College degree preferred.
    • Medical or customer service experience preferred. Claims experience preferred.
    • Competent Computer literacy: able to learn new programs quickly and accurately. Strong keyboarding experience.
    • Spanish-speaking is a plus.

    Physical Requirements:

    • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
    • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times


    The Perks of Being Part of Our Laborde Earles Community:

    • Optional companywide events allowing you to play as hard as you work, such as Crawfish Boils, Christmas parties, Retreats, and more!
    • Work-life balance is encouraged as we consider 36.5 hours your full-time requirement and we rarely exceed a 40-hour workweek. We prefer you work to live, not live to work.
    • We celebrate life's little (& big) moments with you from birthdays & work anniversaries to marriages and births, as well as, support you when the going gets tough from procedures/hospitalizations to loss of a loved one.
    • Collaboration and team member rapport is cheered and emboldened.
    • We offer many competitive benefits upon eligibility waiting periods:
      • Company-paid Short-term disability & Life/AD&D
      • Health, vision, dental, long-term disability, critical illness, and additional life insurance policies upon eligibility waiting periods
      • 401(k) and profit sharing options upon eligibility waiting periods
      • PTO, paid holidays (10), and paid maternity leave
      • Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), including dependent care
      • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


    Who We Are

    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.


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Litigation Paralegal
  • Kean Miller LLP
  • Lafayette, LA FULL_TIME
  • DescriptionWith more than 200 attorneys from offices in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houston, The Woodlands, Shreveport, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Kean Miller serves the legal needs of the people, busi...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Insurance Defense Litigation Associate
  • Jobot
  • Lafayette, LA FULL_TIME
  • Insurance Defense Litigation Associate for established, yet growing firm!This Jobot Job is hosted by: Jasmine RobinsonAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us ...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Litigation Legal Administrative Assistant
  • Jobot
  • Lafayette, LA FULL_TIME
  • This Jobot Job is hosted by: Arpana DavisAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $50,000 - $65,000 per yearA bit about us:We are an establ...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Manager
  • Applebee's
  • Lafayette, LA FULL_TIME
  • Applebee's - Now Hiring Managers!What do you seek in your career path? An opportunity for growth? A chance to succeed? A fun, exciting social environment? Blending all of these together is the differe...
  • 21 Days Ago

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Manager
  • Wendy's
  • Lafayette, LA FULL_TIME
  • Want to make a difference? Want to be a leader?The General Manager manages the operations and staff of a Wendy’s restaurant, including the execution of all Company policies, procedures, programs and s...
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Paralegal
  • Breaux Bridge Law Firm
  • Breaux Bridge, LA
  • Job Description Job Description Dynamic law firm seeking a highly motivated, articulate and detail oriented Paralegal to...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Paralegal
  • Breaux Bridge Law Firm
  • Breaux Bridge, LA
  • Job Description Job Description Dynamic law firm seeking a highly motivated, articulate and detail oriented Paralegal to...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Plumbing Adjunct Instructor
  • Louisiana Community and Technical College System
  • New Iberia, LA
  • College: SLCC Department: Workforce & Economic Development Sub department: Corporate College Type of Appointment: Unclas...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Legal Secretary-Litigation/Insurance Defense
  • Strategic Recruitment Solutions
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Job Description Job Description Mardi Gras is over and it’s time to SPRING into your new and final “firm home”. If you’r...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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2nd Year Attorney
  • Dynasty Healthcare Group
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Dynasty Healthcare Group - Second-Year Attorney Job Description As a second-year attorney, you will play a crucial role ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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LEGAL SECRETARY
  • Spherion
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Spherion is recruiting for the position of Legal Secretary.This is a SOLID Temp to Hire position, however, my client wou...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Legal Assistant or Paralegal
  • Ottinger Hebert, LLC
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Job Description Job Description We are seeking a Legal Assistant or Paralegal to become a part of our team! You will pro...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Personal Injury Paralegal
  • Kenny Habetz Injury Law
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Description Our busy personal injury law firm is looking for an efficient, organized paralegal to help our attorneys ass...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

New Iberia (Spanish: Nueva Iberia, French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie) is the largest city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747. The population was 32,623 at the 2000 census and 30,617 in 2010, a decrease of 2,006, or 6.2 percent, over the previous decade. New Iberia is a part of the Lafayette, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. New Iberia is located at 30°0′13″N 91°49′6″W / 30.00361°N 91.81833°W / 30.00361; -91.81833 (30.0...
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Income Estimation for Litigation Manager jobs
$91,481 to $141,461
New Iberia, Louisiana area prices
were up 1.2% from a year ago

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