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Legal Staff Paralegal in Houston, TX

Law Firm Staff Oct 02,2018 Location Houston TX
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Law Firm

Legal Staff

Litigation - Foreclosure (Lender-side)

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Law Firm Staff brings you up to date and high quality legal staff openings in law firms and in-house legal departments of business organizations. In addition, we help solo attorneys hire experienced personnel from the legal industry. We not only have the best law firm staff positions, but we also have the most. Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal The candidate duties will include: Preparing draft Petitions, discovery requests, and motions and responses. Calendaring and tracking all deadlines, and ensuring timely compliance with same. Gather medical and billing records, review and summarize same. Prepare draft settlement demand letters and packages for attorney review. Negotiate personal injury claims with adjusters pursuant to attorney direction and oversight. Discuss options and settlement authority with clients pursuant to attorney direction and oversight. Research causes of action, party identity, etc. Using Westlaw, Lexis/Nexus, Texas SOS, and other electronic research systems. Calendaring and tracking all deadlines, and insuring timely compliance with same. Working with clients to prepare draft responses to discovery; draft "file ready" responses for attorney review. E-filing state and federal. Hospital lien searches. Negotiate reductions on medical bills, liens, and subrogation claims pursuant to attorney direction and oversight. Review and preparation of releases and settlement disbursement documents. Client interaction including review of discovery, deposition preparation, etc. Should have 2+ years of experience. Must have High School Diploma. Should have moderate to heavy Plaintiff Personal Injury litigation experience (i.e. car/truck accident). Paralegal Certification preferred. Federal Court Experience/ Filing a plus. Bilingual (English/ Spanish) desired. Needles experience preferred.

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