Experienced Paralegal – Litigation / Casualty Defense – New Haven, CT/New York, NY

Litigation/Casualty Experience

The ideal candidate will have experience in areas such as products liability, trucking and transportation, commercial premises liability, and construction-related injuries.

Job Duties

• Obtain, review, and analyze documents, including medical records and financial records, tax and employment records, or any other relevant information
• Prepare a medical record chronology
• Prepare for trial by preparing trial notebooks, exhibits, and witness files
• Compile evidence and supporting information by searching records, discovery documents, transcripts, libraries, and databases
• Manage files and documents
• Cookordinate with support services and clients, opposing law firms, and courts
• Manage court docket calendar
• Generate status reports, logs, and indexes
• Correspond with clients and opposing law firms
• Perform legal research
• Research and analyze case issues, including medical research of facts, medical and expert articles
• Communicate issues with experts and investigate and analyze expert qualifications and experience, including prior transcripts, testimony and articles
• Perform additional duties as required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• High attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate work
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Ability to complete assignments within agreed deadlines by prioritizing workload
• Willingness to learn new skills as they become necessary
• Practice and foster an atmosphere of teamwork and cooperation

Requirements

• Connecticut and/or New York Litigation/Casualty Paralegal experience
• Applicants must have a Bachelor's or Associate's degree
• Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program is preferred

Pay and Benefits

We Offer:

• A comprehensive Health insurance package including: Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision benefits
• A generous Paid Time Off policy and Paid Holidays
• 401K Bonus program
• A Hybrid (remote/in-office) schedule