Litigation Paralegal, Plaintiffs' Personal Injury

Small, dynamic, fast-paced plaintiffs' law firm is seeking a litigation paralegal to join their team The firm works collaboratively to find creative solutions to their clients’ problems. It is expected that anyone who joins the team has a high level of commitment to clients and is willing to put in the work to demonstrate that commitment.

·       Communicating with Clients, Courts, and Opposing Counsel

·       Being involved in litigation and pre-litigation cases

·       Ordering Medical Records

·       Drafting discovery requests and discovery responses

·       Drafting motion outlines and compiling exhibits for motions

·       Drafting mediation briefs

·       Medical record and billing review and summary

·       Calendaring deadlines related to pre-trial discovery, motions and trial deadlines (candidate should know civil deadlines)

·       E-filing documents with the courts

·       Conducting legal research

·       Coordinating with process servers

·       Drafting Subpoenas and public records requests

·       Gathering information and documents from clients and synthesizing information for use in drafting complaints and discovery responses

·       Reviewing and analyzing case documents.  

The ideal candidate will be an outgoing team player who is organized, detail-oriented, possesses excellent communication skills, and the ability to multi-task and manage time. At a small firm everyone pitches in to get the job done; the successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to help out with even the smallest of tasks, to ensure the success of the team.  

Additionally, qualified candidates will be proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Westlaw or Lexis/Nexis.

Benefits

Health Insurance Reimbursement

401k

Discretionary bonuses