Personal Injury Paralegal

Our client, a Plaintiff side Personal Injury law firm with 12 offices in New Jersey, is looking to hire a paralegal for their team for an onsite 5 day in office role.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements

The successful candidate will possess the following requirements:

• Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing
• High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.
• Possess at least 5 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.
• Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.
• 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.