Legal Assistant - job 1 of 2

Start your career with DeVaughn James! A candidate’s proficiency in both English and Spanish will be considered in regards to compensation, in recognition of their language skills.

No past legal experience or education necessary, just be willing to learn and bring a good attitude.

Our firm is growing, and serving more and more clients!

· Base Compensation: $39,000 - $45,700 per year (paid by the hour).

• Full Benefit Package: including 100% paid-for Health and Dental Insurance, 100% paid-for Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance, incentive bonus opportunities, PTO, 401K, and more!
• Total Compensation Package (including benefits and monthly bonuses): $48,000-$55,000.

This is a fun place to work! DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers is looking for Legal Assistants in our West Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City office locations. Our Legal Assistants work with our attorneys to assist our clients with their personal injury cases. We focus on meeting the needs of our clients as they seek medical treatment as well as maximizing the value of their legal cases. Your day will include activities such as:

• Regular interactions with our clients, insurance companies, and healthcare providers, by phone and in-person.
• Research and prepare documents to advocate for our clients.
• Draft settlement demand packages.
• Review our client's medical bills, records, and expenses.
• Receive and complete requests from the attorneys.

Excellent telephone communication, ability to work with numbers, strong computer skills, attention to detail, and a friendly attitude are a must. We are also looking for people who enjoy learning new things on a daily basis.

Training for this position will begin with one week at our West Wichita office.

If you are ambitious, hardworking and want to work in a positive environment, this could be the job for you. We currently have a team of over 130 team members and are looking to add people who will fit our firm culture. The firm is dedicated to extraordinary legal representation, world class service, and an unrivaled, positive work environment. We were voted "Best Place to Work” by the Wichita Business Journal in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 (don’t worry, we were “runner-up” in 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2024). If we meet the yearly firm-wide goals the entire firm and a guest of their choosing go on a trip to lovely, tropical destination. Past firm trips include Cancun, Jamaica, Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands!

This is a 40 hour a week, M-F. If your mom or dad still has to wake you up for school or work in the mornings, then this job is most likely not for you. However, if you are driven, attentive, and quick to learn then you shouldn’t pass up in opportunity like this to earn money and have a lot of fun doing it.

Please attach your resume to be considered for the job. This is an opportunity for you to grow and for your income to grow as well.

• Past legal experience is not necessary, but these characteristics are necessary:
• Characteristics NEEDED:
• Unquestioned Integrity
• Empathetic
• Team Player
• Hard worker
• Sound Judgment
• Reasonably Patient
• Analytical
• Technologically Literate
• Self-Starter
• Accountable
• Problem solver
• Communicator
• Organized
• and able to have fun!

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan