Chicago- Junior Direct Hire Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegal

LHH US; Illinois; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

EAP program

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions seeks an Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegal with 3+ years of defense litigation experience, including handling medical records and a strong grasp of medical terminology. You will support discovery, trial prep, and document management for law firm clients.

The role requires proficiency in MS Office, Adobe, Relativity, and Trial Director, plus a paralegal certificate or BA. Hybrid/onsite options and competitive salary are offered.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation experience in Insurance Defense
• Experience handling medical files, requesting and reviewing records, and summarizing chronologies
• Proactive, flexible with excellent organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office, Adobe, and legal case management software; Relativity and Trial Director experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree or ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate
• Preference for English/Creative Writing background to review legal documents for grammar and style

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation matters from start to finish
• Draft, format and proofread correspondence and legal documents including notices, pleadings, discovery documents, subpoenas, and exhibit lists
• Handle discovery and document production
• Summarize depositions and medical records
• Assist attorneys with trial preparation and case management
• Conduct legal research as assigned

Skills

Litigation experience

Insurance defense knowledge

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate

English/Creative Writing degree or certificate

Tools

MS Office

Adobe

Relativity

Trial Director

Legal case management software

Job description

Job Description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is anticipating a variety of openings with our law firm clients for an experienced Insurance Defense Litigation Paralegals. If you are looking to make a professional move in the near future, we want to hear from you!

Many of our clients offer very competitive salaries, full benefits packages and very resonable annual billable hour requirements.

Qualifications:

1. 3+ years of litigation experience, specifically in the area of Insurance Defense realted litigation is required. Much of this experience needs to be specific to litigation in defense of regional and national insurance carriers.
2. Experienced with handling medical files, requesting medical records, reviewing medical records, summarizing medical chronologies and an expert level proficiency with medical terminology.
3. Proactive, flexible, with excellent organizational and communication skills
4. Proficiency with MS Office, Adobe, and legal case management software. Additional software includes Relativity, Trial Director and other trial specific legal software.
5. Bachelors Degree and or an A.B.A. approved Paralegal Certificate.
6. Preferred if candidates possess a degree or certificate in English, Creative Writing or something that lends itself to the ability to review legal documents for grammar, punctuation, syntax etc.

Duties:

1. Managing litigation matters from start to finish
2. Drafting, formatting, and proofreading correspondence and legal documents including notices, pleadings, discovery documents, subpoenas, exhibit lists, etc.
3. Handling discovery and document production
4. Summarizing depositions, ordering medical records and summarizing medical records.
5. Assisting attorneys with trial preparation and case management
6. Conducting legal research as assigned

All resume submissions are kept in strict confidence. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• additional voluntary benefits
• EAP program
• commuter benefits
• 401K plan

Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Pay Details: $70,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.