Litigation Paralegal

• Open and maintain case files containing medical records, case activity, list of court dates, settlement information, etc.
• Summarize and upload medical records, radiology films, medical billing, pathology results into database
• Handle requests for medical, employment, military, Social Security, autopsy, and other records and prepare draft of objections to release
• Draft responses to interrogatories, discovery requests, and meet and confer letters
• Obtain authorizations from plaintiffs and provide records to opposing counsel and medical experts
• Contact physicians and hospitals to get and draft declarations for deposition and trial preference motions for terminally ill plaintiffs
• Prepare depo notices, book court reporters/videographers, draft and serve subpoenas for witnesses and documents
• Enter court appearances and discovery / motion due dates into Master Calendar and apprise attorneys of upcoming deadlines
• Draft pleadings including ex parte applications, noticed motions (e.g., preference, consolidate), offers to compromise, case management conference (CMC) statements, etc.
• Prepare correspondence with clients, referring counsel, opposing counsel for supervising attorneys’ signature
• Phone clients and treaters to update status reports
• Significant trial preparation (and even war room coordination and trial attendance for senior paralegal) work for busy trial calendar

• 2+ years of experience as a paralegal working with plaintiffs and their families and reviewing medical and personnel records in a tort/personal injury practice
• High attention to detail, very organized, sound decision making and creative problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills, team player but can also work independently, able to work fast under pressure to meet multiple deadlines, and manage numerous tasks for heavy caseload
• IT literate, experience with preparing tables of contents and tables of authorities (TOCs/TOAs), proficiency with Microsoft Word (good formatting skills needed) and litigation support software
• Trial preparation experience is a plus

Trial preparation experience

• 100% of medical insurance premium covered for employee and family
• 401(k) Plan with Firm match