Elder Abuse Paralegal
About The Position
J&Y Law is a rapidly growing Plaintiff's Elder Abuse, Medical Malpractice, and Personal Injury law firm located in Los Angeles, California. We are seeking an experienced Elder Abuse & Medical Malpractice Litigation Paralegal to join our litigation team. This position is ideal for a highly organized and detail-oriented paralegal who is passionate about advocating for vulnerable clients and has substantial experience handling complex medical malpractice and elder abuse litigation matters. The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting attorneys through all phases of litigation, from case inception through trial.
Requirements
- Experienced Elder Abuse & Medical Malpractice Litigation Paralegal
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Passionate about advocating for vulnerable clients
- Substantial experience handling complex medical malpractice and elder abuse litigation matters
- Extensive experience reviewing and organizing medical records
- Extensive experience preparing discovery
- Extensive experience coordinating experts
- Extensive experience supporting trial preparation in high-value litigation matters
Nice To Haves
- Experience with nursing home negligence
- Experience with assisted living facility abuse
- Experience with hospital negligence
- Experience with wrongful death claims
- Experience with neglect claims
- Experience with pressure injuries
- Experience with falls
- Experience with medication errors
- Experience with physician negligence
- Experience with other healthcare-related claims
Responsibilities
- Obtain, organize, review, and summarize extensive medical records
- Prepare detailed medical chronologies and treatment summaries
- Analyze hospital, nursing home, assisted living, and physician records
- Identify key liability, causation, and damages issues within medical records
- Coordinate record collection from healthcare providers and facilities
- Manage case files and maintain litigation deadlines
- Draft pleadings, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, meet-and-confer correspondence, and legal documents
- Assist attorneys with depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation
- Prepare exhibit binders, witness files, and trial notebooks
- Coordinate service of process and court filings
- Prepare hearing and mediation materials
- Track discovery deadlines and ensure timely compliance
- Coordinate with medical experts, nursing experts, life care planners, and economists
- Schedule expert reviews, depositions, and consultations
- Compile records and supporting documentation for expert review
- Assist in preparing expert disclosure packages
- Maintain regular communication with clients and families
- Gather case updates, supporting documentation, and treatment information
- Provide compassionate and professional client service throughout the litigation process
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid parking
- Paid time off and firm holidays
- Competitive salary
- 401(k) matching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
