Personal Injury Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. The Personal Injury Paralegal will provide support for the cases from presuit through trial, as well as manage case files from intake to closing under the direction of an attorney.

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, and 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 a competitive salary and benefits package for full-time employees, including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays.

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 .

Privacy Policy

Law Firm has a privacy policy in place.

Summary

Law Firm is seeking an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. The Personal Injury Paralegal will provide support for the cases from presuit through trial, as well as manage case files from intake to closing under the direction of an attorney. Responsibilities include daily interaction with existing and potential clients, ordering medical records from providers, obtaining documents necessary to support injury and/or liability positions, negotiating case settlements, preparing legal documents, communications with clients, court, counsel, and others, conducting legal research and factual investigation, preparing discovery documents, drafting and serving summons, coordinating and summarizing depositions, preparing trial binders and exhibits, drafting pleadings, motions and appellate documents, performing administrative duties, and other tasks as requested by the attorney.

Qualifications include an associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience, 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience, completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program, experience in Personal Injury, WC, Premises, or other injury related practice areas, 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, and extensive computer and database expertise.

Law Firm offers a competitive salary and benefits package for full-time employees, including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan

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

Legal