Legal Assistant

Job overview

The Legal Assistant role is onsite at Encompass Health’s Home Office in Birmingham, AL, as specified in the posting. Compensation is not specified. Encompass Health is a post-acute care provider with more than 150 locations nationwide. The role provides administrative and secretarial support to multiple attorneys, helping the legal team manage documents, communications, schedules, and records. It also supports litigation-related processes, including electronic searches, e-Discovery administration, litigation reports, subpoenas, and medical-record requests as applicable.

What you'll do

• Support multiple attorneys with legal secretarial, administrative, word-processing, and clerical work
• create, revise, and manage complex documents
• type and proofread correspondence, agreements, and other documents
• answer calls
• schedule meetings
• maintain filing systems and indexes
• communicate with internal and external contacts
• assist with electronic searches, e-Discovery, litigation reports, subpoenas, and medical-record requests as applicable.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

legal assistant

encompass health

birmingham al

onsite

legal administration

attorney support

document management

microsoft word

excel

outlook

powerpoint

litigation support

e-discovery

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires at least three years of legal secretarial experience and proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook; advanced document formatting and full functionality in Excel and PowerPoint are also specified.

About the employer

Encompass Health Corporation is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Outpatient Care Centers. Sector: 62.