General Liability Paralegal - Discovery & Medical Records

Hamilton Miller & Birthisel; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Miller & Birthisel LLP is a premier defense litigation firm with offices across multiple states. The General Liability Paralegal provides litigation and discovery support to the General Liability practice group, handling subpoenas, discovery workflows, medical records reviews, and coordination with providers and experts.

The role requires strong organization and initiative, ability to work independently within defense litigation, and experience managing complex case calendars, e-filing,

Qualifications

• 3+ years paralegal experience in General Liability defense, including discovery and subpoena practice.
• Experience reviewing medical records and preparing chronologies.
• Familiarity with case-management systems and standard office software.
• Paralegal certificate or equivalent; bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, serve, and respond to discovery and subpoenas; track deadlines and deficiencies; maintain logs and ticklers; prepare and follow up on record and deposition subpoenas, including HIPAA compliance and chain of custody.
• Intake, organize, and summarize records; create medical chronologies; identify gaps and flag issues such as prior injuries, pre-existing conditions, and causation.
• Identify treating/referring and anticipated providers; coordinate IMEs and expert engagement; prepare expert notebooks.
• Conduct legal and factual research (LexisNexis/Westlaw); draft pleadings, discovery, subpoenas duces tecum, deposition summaries, and trial/pretrial materials.
• Manage calendars and critical deadlines; schedule depositions, hearings, mediations, IMEs, and related travel; coordinate with courts, clients, vendors, providers, experts, and opposing counsel.
• E-file in state and federal courts; prepare exhibit and hearing binders; coordinate court reporters and interpreters.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Discovery & subpoenas

Medical records review

Legal research

Case management systems

Communication skills

Education

Paralegal certificate

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

LexisNexis/Westlaw

Magna Record

Ontellus

Job description

Hamilton Miller & Birthisel LLP is a premier defense litigation firm with offices across multiple states. The General Liability Paralegal provides litigation and discovery support to the General Liability practice group, handling subpoenas, discovery workflows, medical records reviews, and coordination with providers and experts.

The role requires strong organization and initiative, ability to work independently within defense litigation, and experience managing complex case calendars, e-filing,