Worker's Compensation Paralegal

Our Paralegals assist our attorneys with managing billable work, scheduling, file coordination, opening and/or closing files, summarizing documents for review and daily organizational needs relative to our cases in order to allow our attorneys to use their billable time effectively.  Our Paralegals operate at a high degree of technical proficiency, have a passion for organization and efficiency and are solution-oriented. Candidates should work well both independently and within a team to assist our attorneys in managing the billable work of the firm.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Drafts various legal documents for attorney review 
• Requests, follows-up on, and organizes medical record files 
• E-File documents within appropriate court filing systems (Kansas City)
• Manages and organizes case files 
• Researches and analyzes case data 
• Drafts discovery
• Communicates with outside counsel, physicians, court personnel and other experts 
• Bills time contemporaneously 
• Assists attorneys with case-related requests 
• Responds to record and legal documentation requests
• Answers phone calls, takes messages or transfers calls to appropriate parties 
• Works with highly confidential information and always maintains utmost confidentiality  
• Acts in a stewardship capacity for MVP, works as a genuine, confident, functional member of the team, is hardworking with the ability to be innovative and firm focused in alignment with our core values 
• Other duties as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2- or 4-year degree and a minimum of 2 years of recent experience in a paralegal role; prior experience in the workers compensation practice area is preferred
• Superb communication/customer service skills - both written and verbal
• Microsoft Office proficiency

• Organized
• Ability to juggle multiple high priority tasks at a time
• Excellent time management skills