Paralegal

Position Summary

A Personal Injury Litigation Specialist provides a range of legal support to the Personal Injury Litigation Attorney.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Processing assigned claims in accordance with the Firm’s policies and procedures
• Ensuring case management software (CMS) feed is cleared daily
• Completing all assigned tasks by relevant deadlines
• Documenting all relevant activity in CMS properly
• Ensuring emails are cleared daily
• Completing monthly Meaningful Client Communication (MCC) and serving as the primary point of contact for the client
• Communicating with insurance adjusters, opposing counsel, medical providers, and other relevant parties as directed by the assigned attorney
• Meting with the assigned attorney on a regular basis to review and discuss pending issues in litigation
• Preparing draft complaints, RFE, ECC, and all other pleadings
• Updating litigation chains
• Managing the assigned attorney’s calendar
• Drafting interrogatories
• Retaining experts
• Reviewing opposing party disclosures
• Auditing subrogation liens
• Drafting a minor’s compromise and submitting to the court
• Obtaining proof of established blocked accounts and submitting to court
• Performing other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Associates Degree or Certificate program in legal studies
• A minimum of one year of personal injury litigation experience
• Thorough knowledge of legal principles, legal research techniques, legal terminology, and government regulations
• Excellent legal drafting, writing, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to operate basic office equipment such as a copy machine, fax machine, printer, scanner, computer
• Ability to work with databases and online technological platforms
• Ability to be detail-oriented, diligent, and flexible
• Ability to handle conflicting time demands and focus on task completion with little direction or need for supervisory follow-up
• Proficient command of the English language in both oral and written format
• Ability to work and maintain patience with diversified individuals of various backgrounds and professional competencies
• Committed to maintaining integrity and confidentiality on behalf of clients and the Firm

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in legal Studies
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Authorized Nevada Notary