Job Title: Legal Secretary II PIP- Miami, Fl

div?div?div?p?b?Legal Secretary II- PIP- Coral Gables, FL/b?/p?p?/p?p?i?Note: The safety of our associates, both current and future, is GEICO's highest priority. At this time, most of our associates are working remotely due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Candidates who are selected for this position will be trained remotely and must be able to work from home in a designated work area. /i?b?i?u?Once GEICO determines it is safe for associates to return to the office, candidates will be required to work in the dedicated sector office where applicable./u?/i?/b?/p?p?/p?/div?/div?p?GEICO seeks an experienced Legal Secretary to join the GEICO Staff Counsel office in Coral Gables, FL. Successful candidate will assist attorneys in defending civil litigation matters.br /?Responsibilities will include:/p?ul?li?p?Under general supervision, performs a variety of legal secretarial, stenographic, typing and clerical functions for Staff Counsel Attorneys./p?/li?li?p?Preparing pleadings, discovery, motions, notices, jury demands and correspondence of non-dictated nature on forms via PC in Team Connect./p?/li?li?p?Filing court documents and monitoring case dockets./p?/li?li?p?Office administration duties, such as scheduling, maintaining the office calendar, file organization, diary entries, and gathering case-related records. Communicating with GEICO clients, customers and the Claims department. /p?/li?/ul?p?/p?p?b?Candidate Qualifications/b?/p?ul?li?p?Must have at least b?3 years' experience/b? as an Insurance Defense Legal Secretary - PIP/p?/li?li?p?Must be proficient in TeamConnect/p?/li?li?p?Ability to effectively manage and prioritize caseload/p?/li?li?p?Must type at least 45 WPM/p?/li?li?p?Exceptional computer skills and proficiency using MS Word/p?/li?li?p?Exceptional communication, organizational and time management skills/p?/li?li?p?Insurance defense and personal injury experience strongly preferred/p?/li?/ul?p?/p?p?b?i?Required for Remote Work/i?/b?/p?ul?li?p?span?A quiet workplace so you can focus on delivering excellent service to our customers/span?/p?/li?li?p?Must live in a location that can leverage an existing high-speed internet service/p?/li?li?p?span?Minimum upload speed 5 MB/s, preferred upload speed 25 MB/s/span?/p?/li?li?p?span?Minimum download speed 25 MB/s, preferred download speed 50 MB/s/span?/p?/li?li?p?Candidates must provide and meet all technical requirements prior to the first day of training/p?/li?li?p?Candidates must live within driving distance of the office location and be able to regularly commute to and from the Lakeland, FL office location as needed /p?/li?/ul?p?/p?p?i?span?i?The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. /i?/span?/i?/p?p?span?i?span?i? /i?/span?/i?/span?/p?p?i?span?i?GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants./i?/span?/i?/p?p?/p?p?span?span?*Benefits may be different by location.span? /span?Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service./span?/span?/p?p?/p?p?span?span?span?**Coverage begins with the pay period after hire date. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect./span?/span?/span?/p?p?/p?/div?