Personal Injury Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Law Firm is now hiring an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to help protect the rights of millions of Americans. The Personal Injury Paralegal will work closely with attorneys and provide support for cases from presuit through trial.

**Responsibilities**

- Daily interaction with existing and potential clients, via telephone and in person
- Order medical records from providers and communicate with clients and providers during the course of treatment
- Obtain documents necessary to support injury and/or liability positions
- Interact with insurance carriers and healthcare providers to secure records and account balances
- Negotiate case settlements with insurance carriers and negotiate a deduction of outstanding medical balances with providers
- Work directly with multiple coworkers involved in the management and support of case files
- Maintain organized case files
- Prepare comprehensive demands and assemble support for submission to carriers
- Interact with attorneys and present case synopsis when required
- Manage case files from intake to closing under the direction of an attorney
- Prepare legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda
- E-file all court documents in state and federal court
- Communications with clients, court, counsel, and others
- Conduct legal research and factual investigation
- Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses
- Draft and server summons
- Coordinate and summarize depositions
- Prepare trial binders and exhibits
- Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court
- Performing administrative duties (calendar hearings and deadlines, organize case files, manage logistics)
- Maintain pleadings and discovery indexes
- Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices
- Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests
- Gather relevant information from a variety of sources
- Liaise between trial teams and internal/external third parties
- Witness preparation
- Assisting with case settlements
- Other tasks as requested by the attorney

**Qualifications**

- Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)
- 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience (preferred)
- Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred)
- Experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury related practice areas (preferred)
- Must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings
- Highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to help protect the rights of millions of Americans. The Personal Injury Paralegal will work closely with attorneys and provide support for cases from presuit through trial.

The successful candidate will have an Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience, 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience, and completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program. In addition, they should have experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury related practice areas.

The Personal Injury Paralegal must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision. They should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings, and have extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm.

The role will involve daily interaction with existing and potential clients, via telephone and in person. The Paralegal will be responsible for ordering medical records from providers and communicating with clients and providers during the course of treatment. They will also need to obtain documents necessary to support injury and/or liability positions, interact with insurance carriers and healthcare providers to secure records and account balances, negotiate case settlements with insurance carriers and negotiate a deduction of outstanding medical balances with providers.

The Personal Injury Paralegal will also be responsible for preparing legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, legal memoranda, e-filing all court documents in state and federal court, conducting legal research and factual investigation, preparing discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses, drafting and serving summons, coordinating and summarizing depositions, preparing trial binders and exhibits, drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents and filing them with the court, performing administrative duties, maintaining pleadings and discovery indexes, organizing exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices, aiding attorneys with interrogatories and other discovery requests, and gathering relevant information from a variety of sources.

Law Firm offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays for full-time employees. They are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify.

If you are an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal looking for an opportunity to help protect the rights of millions of Americans, consider applying for this position with Law Firm.

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Medical and Dental Insurance, 401(k) Plan, Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

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Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred)

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