Personal Injury Case Managing Paralegal

Job Duties and Required Qualifications The qualified applicant will be responsible for the management and work-up of numerous assigned personal injury, trucking, motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, product liability and premise liability cases from intake through trial, supporting one or more case-managing attorneys including the shareholder overseeing that department.

Duties and qualifications are as follows:

3-5 years litigation experience with a medium to large size firm in the paralegal field of plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, preferably experience with MVA & trucking cases also;

Experience ordering, summarizing, and breaking down medical/billing records for paid/incurred calculations;

Monitoring and managing the medical care of clients;

Demonstrated ability to draft demands in compliance with Stower’s doctrine and communicate effectively with insurance adjusters;

Ability to negotiate lien reductions with providers and facilities to maximize recovery for clients;

Strong organization, oral and written communication, and analytical skills;

Detail oriented, adherence to deadlines, ability to multi-task;

Ability to learn quickly and function in a fast-paced environment;

Draft and send assorted documents to clients, counsel and courts as needed, such as correspondence, deposition notices, contracts, briefs, motions, orders, petitions, and discovery;

Prepare trial documents and assist attorney with trial preparation

Responsible for proper filing and service of all documents;

Experienced with e-filing and e-service in multiple jurisdictions; must have experience using online file and serve portals such as Pacer, ECF, EfileTx.gov, Lexis File & Serve, etc.

Experienced with managing case deadlines across multiple cases filed in different jurisdictions;

Experienced in communicating with local counsel in other jurisdictions to get documents filed or served;

Familiar with relevant laws regarding personal injury claims, motor vehicle accidents, and insurance;

Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision;

Ability to work with/around various attorney personalities;

A team player with a great attitude;

Ability to maintain a busy caseload between 30-50 cases;

Experienced with a variety of computer applications and internet programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, LexisXpress File & Serve, LexisAdvance or Lexis.com (research), ECF/Pacer, Amicus or Neos (client database).

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