Mass Tort Paralegal

About

The Mass Tort Paralegal will be responsible for managing and meeting deadlines for SOLs and other filings under the supervision of attorneys.

Responsibilities

• Managing mass tort cases and client relationships.
• Ordering, reviewing and summarizing medical records for preparing factual response to discovery.
• Scheduling and conducting interviews with clients by phone.
• Timely updating clients on their legal cases.
• Reviewing and evaluating cases to prepare for attorney review and filing.
• Assisting Intake Specialists with managing the intake system.
• Managing the workflow of cases in our electronic case management system.
• Drafting and sending correspondence.
• Drafting pleadings including complaints, discovery responses and other pleadings.
• Offering general assistance to attorneys and senior paralegals.
• Properly and constantly documenting all events and communications.
• Submitting invoices timely and consistent with firm policy.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate or bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of mass tort or personal injury paralegal experience.
• Caring and compassionate attitude with clients that’s consistent with the firm’s core value of Doing Good by Doing Right.
• Growth mindset—eager to become an invaluable member of the Chaffin Luhana team.
• Be growth focused, resilient and smart (be a great listener).
• Proven ability to assist attorneys and senior level paralegals.
• Experience with drafting and filing complaints and other pleadings.
• Experience and ability to review medical information and summarize the same with little supervision.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft suite and demonstrated comfort with technology.

Benefits

• Financial Benefits:
  • 401k Contributions: The firm offers a discretionary match up to 5%.
  • Charitable Donations: The Chaffin Luhana Foundation makes an annual donation to a charity of each team member’s choice.
• Healthcare Benefits:
  • Medical Insurance: $503 toward monthly health premiums for team members or their families.
  • Dental Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.
  • Vision Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.
  • Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Team members receive a $1,000 contribution from the firm in their HRA account if enrolled in the PPO health plan.
  • Family / Dependent Care (DCR): Team members can contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax for dependent care.
  • Flex Spending Account (FSA): Team members can contribute up to $1,000 pre-tax for medical expenses.
• Time Off to Recharge & Renew:
  • Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 PTO days per year, increasing to 20 days after 3 years with the firm.
  • Sick Days: 3 paid sick days per year.
• Note: This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions an employee in this position may be asked to perform. Duties, responsibilities, and requirements can be added, changed, or reduced by management to meet the business needs of the company.