(Legal) Paralegal - Workers Compensation Defense

Responsibilities of the Paralegal Workers Comp Defense:

• Serve as legal team liaison to client representatives, third parties, and outside counsel to effectively manage flow and accuracy of information
  
• Attain necessary documents and facts enabling financial decisions; intake case details including medical summaries
  
• Drafting & proofreading correspondence & discoveries, pleadings, arbitration memos
  
• Assist with sending and responding to written discovery, including interrogatories
  
• Organize, maintain and supervise document collection for assigned cases and firm attorneys
  
• Routinely review and follow-up on client deadlines and calendar appointments.
  
• Consistently complete assigned tasks within required timeframes and deadlines.
  

Requirements

Qualifications of the Paralegal - Workers Comp Defense:

• 3- 5 years in a law firm working with Worker s Compensation Defense cases
  
• Experience with Pennsylvania WCAIS
  
• Qualified to perform substantive legal work; certification by NALA, NFPA or another professional paralegal program a plus
  
• Experienced and knowledgeable in assessing plaintiffs cases and evaluating medical summaries
  
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
  
• Methodical, detail-oriented, accurate
  
• Able to work on site in Philadelphia office as needed
  
• Exceptional work ethic, proactive and team-oriented
  

Benefits