Personal Injury Paralegal

About the role

Provide high-level legal support to 3-4 attorneys across all phases of personal injury matters, from pre-litigation through trial preparation. This role manages complex case files, protects critical deadlines, anticipates attorney needs, and helps ensure cases progress efficiently and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied personal injury caseload with minimal supervision, supporting attorneys through pre-litigation, litigation, settlement, and trial preparation.
• Conduct detailed intake, maintain ongoing case communication, and coordinate with insurance adjusters, medical providers, experts, court staff, opposing counsel, and other parties.
• Draft and prepare correspondence, pleadings, discovery responses, motions, subpoenas, settlement demand packages, and other case-related legal documents.
• Request, review, organize, and summarize medical records, medical bills, wage records, police reports, and expert materials; prepare settlement demands and provide negotiation support.
• Track statutes of limitation, discovery deadlines, and court-imposed timelines; coordinate filings, depositions, mediations, hearings, independent medical examinations, and trial preparation, including exhibits, witness lists, subpoenas, trial notebooks, and courtroom logistics.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a paralegal in personal injury law, with demonstrated experience supporting cases through pre-litigation, litigation, and trial preparation.
• Strong knowledge of personal injury procedures, case timelines, legal document preparation, court filings, discovery, settlement demands, and deadline management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities independently in a fast-paced legal environment.

Core Tools & Systems

• Legal case management software
• Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Electronic court filing systems
• Electronic case file and deadline management systems

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting multiple attorneys and managing complex personal injury case files.
• Strong client-service, time management, multitasking, and team collaboration skills.
• Experience preparing trial notebooks, exhibits, witness lists, subpoenas, and other trial materials.

Pay

$80,000–$95,000 annually, plus bonus opportunities

Schedule

Full-time, in-office; some overtime may be required to meet deadlines