Personal Injury Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Summary

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. This position will provide support for cases from presuit through trial. Responsibilities include daily interaction with existing and potential clients, ordering medical records, obtaining documents to support injury and/or liability positions, negotiating case settlements with insurance carriers, maintaining organized case files, preparing legal documents, e-filing court documents, conducting legal research, preparing discovery documents, drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents, performing administrative duties, managing logistics, aiding attorneys with interrogatories, gathering relevant information, liaising between trial teams and third parties, and witness preparation. This position requires an associate degree, certificate or equivalent work experience, 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience, completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program, and experience in personal injury, WC, premises, or other injury related practice areas. Excellent benefits are provided to full-time employees.

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

Salary

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

Job Title

Personal Injury Paralegal

Experience

2+ years of presuit or litigation experience (preferred)

Law Firm is Hiring a Personal Injury Paralegal

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. This position provides support for cases from presuit through trial and requires an associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience, 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience, completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program, and experience in personal injury, WC, premises, or other injury related practice areas.

Job 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

Salary and Benefits

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

Law Firm is Hiring a Personal Injury Paralegal

Law Firm is looking for an experienced and highly organized Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. This position will provide support for cases from pres

Not Specified

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

Not Specified

Order medical records from providers, Negotiate case settlements with insurance carriers, Prepare legal documents, E-file all court documents, Conduct legal research and factual investigation, Prepare discovery documents, Interact with attorneys and present case synopsis, Draft and server summons, Prepare trial binders, Drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents, Performing administrative duties, 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

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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