Personal Injury Paralegal
Personal Injury Paralegal
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Job Description
We are seeking a Bilingual Personal Injury Paralegal to join our Personal Injury team. If you are committed to winning maximizing client recovery and improving our clients quality of life this is your place!
The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following:
- Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.
- Communicating with clients law offices insurance adjusters medical offices and experts.
- Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
- Open and close files. (Medical records police reports and more)
- Interact and contact existing clients daily.
- Manage a caseload of up to 80.
- Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.
- Assist in preparing for depositions mediations arbitrations and trials.
- Prepare and file complaints motions briefs and arbitration statements; prepare special packages discovery demands and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.
- Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.
- Compose e-mails and correspondence.
- Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.
- Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.
- Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.
- Answering inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination).
- Conduct research as needed.
- Maintain case status notes in our case management system.
The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:
- High School Diploma Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
- Possess at least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.
- Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.
- Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office
- Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.
- Fluency in the English and Spanish languages both verbally and in writing
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.
- Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced office setting.
Benefits include medical vision dental FSA life long-term disability insurance 401K plan match and paid time off policy. Bonuses birthday lunches holiday parties and picnics.
We take care of our clients; they take care of us! If you want to make a difference we want you!
To learn more about our company and employment opportunities please visit our career page at or
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $7000.00 - $80000.00 per year; DOE
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Microsoft Office: 5 years (Required)
- Litigation (Personal Injury): 5 years (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Various office locations such as Trenton Plainfield Edison and New Brunswick NJ: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
