Litigation Legal Assistant

Job Description

ProspectBlue is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant for a law firm based in Richmond, VA. 

Job Duties:

• 3+ years Personal Injury plaintiff experience
• Maryland/DC experience preferred
• Assists attorneys in preparation for meetings with witnesses, clients, officers, and experts; depositions; hearings; mediation; trial; and client closing.
• Drafts correspondence, pleadings, and discovery answers.
• Drafts expert witness designations, motions, pre-trial scheduling orders, complaints, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum.
• Redact medical bills for use at trial.
• Schedule all trial-related meetings.
• Calculate and calendar court deadlines.
• File pleadings in state and federal courts, court of appeals, Virginia Supreme Court.
• Manage and audit liens, including liens associated with ERISA, Medicare, Medicaid, and workers compensation.
• Work within a case management system.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years Personal Injury plaintiff experience.
• Experience in conducting Intake interviews with new clients.
• Experience with liens, including liens associated with ERISA, Medicare, Medicaid, and workers compensation.
• Experience with complex, high-volume cases.
• Experience with case management system.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferable

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

• General office environment requires sitting for long periods of time, occasional periods of standing and walking.
• Visual capability to work viewing a computer monitor for several hours of the day.
• The ability to work in an office environment around others.
• The ability to exhibit manual dexterity and use standard office equipment such as phones, keyboards, and copiers for extended periods of time.