Litigation Paralegal

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for all billable tasks: medical records, discovery, etc.
• Drafts various legal documents for attorney review
• Requests, follows-up on, and organizes medical record files
• E-File documents within appropriate court filing systems (Kansas City)
• Manages and organizes case files
• Researches and analyzes case data
• Drafts discovery
• Communicates with outside counsel, physicians, court personnel and other experts
• Bills time contemporaneously
• Aids attorneys with case-related requests
• Responds to record and legal documentation requests
• Answers phone calls, takes messages or transfers calls to appropriate parties
• Works with highly confidential information and always maintains utmost confidentiality
• Acts in a stewardship capacity for MVP
• Works as a genuine, confident, functional member of the team
• Is hardworking with the ability to be innovative and firm focused in alignment with our core values

Minimum Qualifications

• 2- or 4-year degree and a minimum of 5 years of recent experience in a paralegal role within the civil litigation/tort practice area
• Superb communication/customer service skills - both written and verbal
• Micrsoft Office proficiency
• Organized
• Ability to juggle multiple high priority tasks at a time
• Excellent time management skills

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and production bonuses
• Generous and impactful benefit plan offerings for full-time employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life and AD&D, HSA plan, and day one 401(k) eligibility
• All in addition to a generous 401(k) employer match, Profit-Sharing Plan, employer paid HSA contributions, telemedicine, Group Life and AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, and a Mental Health Support program