Our law office is seeking a Personal Injury Paralegal with experience working on Prelitigation for Personal Injury cases. The ideal candidate must possess 3-8 years of pre-litigation and personal injury experience. Salary based on years of experience.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced, diligent, detail-oriented Prelitigation Paralegal (aka Prelitigation Case Manager). An individual with strong communication skills, both verbal and written, who is comfortable working in a multitasking, hands-on, challenging, fast paced role. We are looking for people that can facilitate a high volume of detail-oriented work and is committed to providing Best in Class customer service.
Responsibilities:
We are seeking a full time Experienced Paralegal:
- Ability to manage all Pre-litigation case manager duties
- Caseload of 100 personal injury cases from intake until the case goes to litigation (Until the Filing of the Complaint)
- 30 days calls with clients regarding medical care, providers, notating and updating about their current treatment status - Provide excellent customer service
- Capable of independently reviewing cases, conducting investigations to gather necessary information for cases where initial claims are unsuccessful, and establishing No-Fault and Bodily Injury claims as required.
- Ability to open claims with insurance companies
- Knowledge of No-Fault applications, filing of claims/procedures, deadlines
- Knowledge of the processing of lost wage claims
- Knowledge of retrieving police reports
- Knowledge of personal injury threshold
- Knowledge of Motor Vehicle Indemnification Corp procedures
- Ability to set up property damage claims
- Ability to obtain Property Deeds
- Conduct Corporate Business search about premises liability claims
- Knowledge of OPRA & FOIL requests
- Knowledge of Personal Injury Statutes of Limitations – PA
- Ability to accurately enter information in the Litify insurance tabs, & provider tabs about medical facilities and insurance info.
- Obtaining/documenting outstanding liens: medical liens, worker's compensation liens, etc.
- Update and maintain client information in the Litify database
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Prioritize tasks effectively and consistently meet deadlines
Qualifications:
- Experience in Personal Injury
- Strong Multitasking and time-management skills, with ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to handle large and complex case loads
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise
- Proficient with Windows/MS Office Applications
Benefits:
- We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time off
- Sick time
- Summer Fridays (Work hours end at 1pm on Fridays during the Summer Season.)
Salary is based on the candidate's years of personal injury prelitigation experience.
We are opening an office in the Park Slope area! This role will start out remotely and transition into an onsite role.
