Medical Malpractice Paralegal

HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD LLC•Las Vegas, NV

31m

About The Position

Hall Prangle is seeking to hire a full-time Paralegal in its Las Vegas office who has at least five (5) years’ experience as a litigation paralegal (knowledge of medical malpractice/healthcare law is a plus). The paralegal will work collaboratively alongside a team of attorneys and other staff during all phases of the litigation process, from the initiation of a case to the discovery period, through trial. The right candidate will be skilled and hard-working as well as pleasant and personable.

Requirements

5+ years as a Paralegal within a law firm supporting attorneys practicing defense litigation.
Knowledge of concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures of the law.
Knowledge of functions and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal courts and related agencies.
Highly proficient using MS Office Suites: Word, Excel, Outlook, Billing Software, and On-Line Document Management Software, such as KOFAX PDF program, and Filevine.
Highly proficient in maneuvering functions through Windows, such as managing and editing documents within File Explorer to finalize document productions
Knowledge of document assembly such as converting files to PDF, combining PDF files, and extracting pages from PDF files.
Expertise in using Outlook Calendars to manage all upcoming deadlines for cases you are assigned to..
Experience in creating and maintaining documents, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, and copying; coordinating case preparation.
Experience in billing your own hours through billing software.
Must be highly organized, able to multitask and juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong time management skills and strong attention to detail.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Organize documents and coordinate document productions. This may include Bates-stamping, redaction, duplication, indexing of documents, etc. Set up and maintain files which are organized chronologically, numerically and/or by subject matter. Under the guidance of an attorney, categorize documents by subject matter, prepare a chronology of facts and create production charts.
Conduct various document searches and basic background checks. Cull relevant information from a variety of online sources such as social media, other court filings, and Westlaw to obtain all public records to assist attorneys in investigating claims.
Damage Computations. Identify and manage all incoming information relevant to Damage Computations. Continuously update computations related to the case using Excel.
Written Discovery. Coordinate with attorneys in finalizing responses to written discovery and corresponding document production, including redacting and preparing privilege logs.
Medical Records. Identify and manage incoming information relevant to treating providers and collaborate with Records Coordinator in obtaining and producing all records throughout discovery.
Act as liaison among various internal departments as well as with outside agencies. Oversee the progress of documents through litigation support departments.
Prepare for trials. Organize exhibits, files, and all other supporting documents, coordinate and perform trial set-up and logistics, finalizing exhibits for submission to the court per Department requirements and guidelines, load all trial exhibits and any other relevant trial documentation to the trial iPads, and serve as liaison between trial attorneys and in-house staff.
The paralegal must adhere to Hall Prangle Time Entry policies to ensure all worked time (billable and non-billable) is entered into our time and billing system within firm-established deadlines. Each month, time worked per our time entry software will be reviewed/compared to time entries entered into the time and billing system for reasonableness.