Nurse Paralegal

BENEFIT PROGRAM

Featured benefits for full-time team members include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Pet insurance and pet discount program
• Paid time off

POSITION DESCRIPTION

DBL Law is seeking a full-time Nurse Paralegal to join our team in Covington, KY.

The Nurse Paralegal should be equipped with the knowledge and expertise to support a supervising attorney and enhance attorney efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. They are essential to the success of our team and our firm.

All DBL employees operate under a ‘client first’ philosophy, in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our client.

This position reports to a Medical Malpractice Partner in the Covington, KY Office.

JOB DUTIES

• Provide consultation, research, and investigation of medical records
• Provide medical record chronology, summary and/or analysis
• Research medical literature for cases
• Analyze anatomy and pathophysiology education to attorneys
• Analyze and summarize relevant data
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Able to work independently
• Work with and meet short deadlines
• Prioritize workload
• Handle multiple Projects
• Conduct document reviews
• Communicate directly with clients

COMPETENCY AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Currently licensed Registered Nurse, preferably a BSN
• Experience reviewing medical records and files
• Analyze and summarize relevant data
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Able to work independently
• Work with and meet short deadlines
• Prioritize workload
• Handle multiple Projects
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge working in Nursing, with an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing strongly preferred. Legal Nurse Consultant Certification strongly preferred.
• Prior demonstrated experience working in the legal field preferred
• Proficiency with the following software products: MS Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), Nuance PDF Converter (bates stamping, redaction, editing, combing PDFs), iManage/WorkSite (Maintain client matter files in paper or electronically as directed by attorney, scanning and adding hyperlink documents to indexes)
• Skill in investigative mindset for strong research, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent professional communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to proofread for grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and content
• Ability to prioritize and monitor deadlines while working on multiple matters, with a sense of ownership
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Maintain firm and client confidentiality