Personal Injury Paralegal

Min 2 yrs required

Full-time

No

Summary

Law Firm is seeking an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. As a Personal Injury Paralegal, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing support for their cases from presuit through trial. This includes daily interaction with existing and potential clients, ordering medical records, obtaining documents necessary to support injury and/or liability positions, negotiating case settlements with insurance carriers, maintaining organized case files, preparing legal documents, conducting legal research, e-filing all court documents, communications with clients, court, counsel, and others, and other tasks as requested by the attorney.

Qualifications for this position include 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. The successful candidate 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, be highly organized with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and have extensive computer and database expertise.

This position offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and paid holidays. Morgan & Morgan is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. Please refer to the link to Morgan & Morgan's privacy policy for more information.

Job Title: Personal Injury Paralegal
Salary: Competitive Salary
Experience: 2+ years of presuit or litigation experience

Job Description

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Personal Injury Paralegal to join their team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with talented attorneys providing support for their 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

Salary and Benefits:

- Competitive Salary
- Excellent benefits package 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 . 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 (

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

Associate degree, certificate, or equivalent work experience (preferred). Completion of a nationally accredited paralegal program (preferred).

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