Legal Staff Paralegal in New Brunswick, NJ

Law Firm

New Brunswick, NJ

Legal Staff Paralegal in New Brunswick, NJ

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

We are seeking a highly motivated Plaintiff Personal Injury Team Lead Paralegal to join our law firm in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The ideal candidate will have experience in mid to large personal injury legal departments and firms, with at least five years of working experience in both Prelitigation and Litigation in the personal injury area of law. This is a full-time position with a salary range of $90K to $100K, plus bonus potential and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401K matching.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with Director of Training and Personal Injury Attorneys with training efforts.
- Serve as resources for Litigation protocols and procedures.
- Communicate with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
- Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish as needed.
- Open and close files, including medical records, police reports, and more.
- Interact and contact existing clients daily.
- Manage a caseload of up to 80.
- Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.
- Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
- Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories.
- Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
- Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.
- Compose e-mails and correspondence.
- Monitor deadlines and maintain the law office calendar.
- Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
- Meet and greet walk-in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
- Answer inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination).
- Conduct research as needed.
- Maintain case status notes in our case management system.
- Participate in weekly Personal Injury Meetings.

Requirements:

- High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
- Must have thorough case management platform experience with one of the following: Lidify, Neos, SmartAdovcate, Needles, or Filevine.
- Experience in mid to large personal injury legal departments and firms. (Plaintiff or Defense).
- Possess at least five years of working experience as Prelitigation AND Litigation paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
- Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and . court rules and legal procedures.
- Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office.
- Computer literacy with proficiency in . Office and Outlook.
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
- Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced office setting.

Benefits:

- Medical, vision, dental, FSA, life, long-term disability insurance.
- 401K plan match.
- Paid time off policy.
- Bonuses, birthday lunches, holiday parties, and picnics.

We take care of our clients; they take care of us! If you want to make a difference, we want you!

To learn more about our company and employment opportunities, please visit our career page at or email .

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90K to $100K - Bonus Potential

Benefits:

- 401(k) with matching.
- Dental, vision, and health insurance.
- Flexible spending account.
- Life insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Referral program.
- Travel reimbursement.

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift.
- Monday to Friday.

Education:

- High school or equivalent (Required).

Experience:

- Microsoft Office: 5 years (Required).
- Litigation (Personal Injury): 5 years (Required).

Language:

- Spanish (Required).

Ability to Relocate:

- New Brunswick, Plainfield, Union, or Edison.

Work Location:

- In-person.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.