Personal Injury Paralegal
Our client, a Plaintiff side Personal Injury law firm with 12 offices in New Jersey, is looking to hire a paralegal for their team.
*Fluent in English and Spanish required*
Job Responsibilities:
• Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
• Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.
• Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
• Open and close files. (Medical records, police reports, and more)
• Interact and contact existing clients daily.
• Manage a caseload of up to 80.
• Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.
• Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.
• Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
• Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.
• Compose e-mails and correspondence.
• Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
• Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
• Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
• Answering inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination).
• Conduct research as needed.
• Maintain case status notes in our case management system
Requirements
The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:
- Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing
- High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
- Possess at least 5 years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
- Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
- Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
- Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced office setting.
Salary: 65-80k
Benefits include medical, vision, dental, FSA, life, long-term disability insurance, 401K plan match, and paid time off policy.
