Legal Assistant - Austin Workers' Comp Defense in Austin

Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Job Snapshot

  • Employee Type:
    Permanent
  • Date Posted:
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Job Description

Legal Assistant at Prestigious Austin Firm - Workers' Compensation

Confidential Hiring Process

About the Opportunity:
A respected mid-size defense firm in Austin, TX is hiring an experienced Legal Assistant to support its long-established workers’ compensation practice. With over 75 years of combined experience among its attorneys, the firm offers highly tailored defense strategies to insurance carriers and employers across Texas.

  • Salary at Austin market rate of $50K-$70K, DOE

  • Performance-based bonus structure

  • Casual office culture — no court-facing clients, no formal dress code

  • Supportive team of legal professionals in a specialized defense practice

  • Stable, in-office position with long-term opportunity

What You’ll Do:

  • Support attorneys on workers’ compensation defense cases

  • Draft and manage legal filings, discovery, and correspondence

  • Track deadlines and maintain litigation calendars

  • Coordinate with insurance carriers, providers, and the internal team

  • Organize case files, records, and relevant documentation

Requirements:

  • Prior experience in Texas workers’ compensation law

  • Highly organized, reliable, and proactive

  • Comfortable working in a low-pressure, casual environment

  • Familiarity with defense-side processes preferred

Apply Today – Confidential Interviews Are Ongoing.
Send your resume to lauren.alexander@gogpac.com to be considered.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.