Personal Injury Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Summary

Law Firm is seeking an experienced?Personal Injury Paralegal?to join our team. As a Personal Injury Paralegal you will work closely with our talented attorneys providing support for our cases from presuit through trial.

Responsibilities include:

• 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

Benefits

Law Firm offers an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays to full-time employees.

Law Firm is Seeking Experienced Personal Injury Paralegal

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join our team. As a Personal Injury Paralegal, you will work closely with our talented attorneys providing support for our cases from presuit through trial. You will be responsible for daily interactions with existing and potential clients, obtaining documents necessary to support injury and/or liability positions, negotiating case settlements with insurance carriers, working with multiple coworkers involved in the management and support of case files, and preparing legal documents including pleadings, motions, affidavits, complaints, and legal memoranda.

Qualifications

In order to be considered for this position, you must have an associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred). Additionally, you should have 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience (preferred), completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred), and experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury related practice areas (preferred). You must possess the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage workload with a positive attitude and minimal supervision, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be proficient in calendaring depositions, mediations, and hearings. You should also be highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment and have extensive computer and database expertise; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and type no less than 35 wpm.

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. In addition, Law Firm offers an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays to full-time employees.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Law Firm provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

E-Verify

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the . If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you

Medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays

Order medical records, Obtain documents, Negotiate case settlements, Prepare legal documents, E-file court documents, Conduct legal research, Draft and server summons, Prepare trial binders and exhibits, Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents, Interrogatories, Factual Investigation, Witness preparation, Aid attorney with interrogatories and other discovery requests

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

responsibilities

presuit:

daily interaction with existing and potential clients, via telephone and in person. if e-verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact department of homeland security (dhs) or social security administration (ssa) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment

Qualification and Experience 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)

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