Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal
About The Position
Are you an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced personal injury paralegal? You might be an excellent fit for our busy personal injury law firm. You will draft briefs, create legal documents such as affidavits, do legal research for trial preparation, and maintain case files and other critical materials organized and easily accessible. We need someone with experience ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical materials to produce a factual response to discovery. You will also have expertise assisting with family settlement discussions and mediation in order to prevent litigation. If you want to further your paralegal career, we want to hear from you. Handle significant pre-litigation caseload from file setup and intake through demand negotiation, settlement, lien negotiation, etc. Handle moderate litigation cases as needed; drafting pleadings, discovery requests, disclosure statements, etc. Making and receiving calls, case-related calls. Drafting letters and other documents related to balances, medical records, etc. Organizing, reviewing, and summarizing medical records. Filing, Calendaring, and other clerical and/or case-related duties. Support attorneys with all aspects of case management, including billing, docketing deadlines, and providing reminders as needed. Interface with staff, attorneys, and outside vendors to manage the law firm’s case load, present case summaries/updates, and ensure that deadlines are met. Complete legal research to obtain documentation regarding medical records, health insurance, social security, and medical providers. Inform clients and outside counsel on case status as requested. Draft legal documents for attorney review.
Requirements
- Candidate must have at least two years of Plaintiff Personal Injury experience
- Must be able to work in an office setting - this is an in-office position
- Hardworking
- Team player
- Ability to take direction and follow instructions
- Effective organizational and communication skills, both written and oral, are needed
- Ability to multitask and stay self-motivated
- Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet presentation, and case management
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) is preferred
Responsibilities
- Draft briefs
- Create legal documents such as affidavits
- Do legal research for trial preparation
- Maintain case files
- Order, review, and summarize medical materials to produce a factual response to discovery
- Assist with family settlement discussions and mediation
- Handle significant pre-litigation caseload from file setup and intake through demand negotiation, settlement, lien negotiation, etc
- Handle moderate litigation cases as needed; drafting pleadings, discovery requests, disclosure statements, etc
- Making and receiving calls, case-related calls
- Drafting letters and other documents related to balances, medical records, etc
- Organizing, reviewing, and summarizing medical records
- Filing, Calendaring, and other clerical and/or case-related duties
- Support attorneys with all aspects of case management, including billing, docketing deadlines, and providing reminders as needed
- Interface with staff, attorneys, and outside vendors to manage the law firm’s case load, present case summaries/updates, and ensure that deadlines are met
- Complete legal research to obtain documentation regarding medical records, health insurance, social security, and medical providers
- Inform clients and outside counsel on case status as requested
- Draft legal documents for attorney review
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
