Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense & Med Mal

La Cava Jacobson & Goodis; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k)

Profit sharing

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Optional critical care

Optional accident and hospital indemni

Job summary

La Cava Jacobson, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale seeks a Litigation Paralegal with 3+ years of Insurance Defense experience, preferably in medical malpractice and healthcare defense.

Our Paralegals perform high-quality billable work, supporting attorneys and managing a busy case load. Minimum qualifications include a College Degree and/or Paralegal Certificate, Florida RP preferred, trial experience preferred, and at least five years of experience.

Qualifications

• College Degree and/or Paralegal Certificate from ABA Approved Program.
• Florida Registered Paralegal preferred.
• Trial Experience preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated effectiveness at obtaining and managing client documents, including electronic data, and determining potential existence of documents that may be relevant to each case.
• Regularly conduct litigation, criminal, and civil background checks and obtains properly authenticated records as needed.
• Consistently and accurately identify and prepare all documents for production including bates labeling and redacting for privileged and confidential information.
• Effectively assists in preparation for trial including managing exhibits and all evidentiary matters, witness lists, files and subpoenas, coordinates and attends witness prep meetings; assists at trial.
• Conducts online research and able to utilize the firm’s electronic resources efficiently and effectively.
• Able to juggle multiple assignments and/or deadlines while maintaining a professional demeanor and timely seeks assistance when needed.
• Summarize medical records, bills and supporting documents, as well as create medical chronologies and bill summaries.
• Communicate with clients, carriers, and counsel effectively in a team environment.
• Works closely with retained expert witness to include review of qualifications, selection, retention and serve as a general liaison between our firm and retained experts.
• Reviews and ensures accuracy of vendor invoices; timely submits invoices to Accounting for processing.

Skills

Attendance

Communication

Customer Service

Dependability

Professionalism

Team Work

Technical Skills

Education

College Degree

Paralegal Certificate

Florida Registered Paralegal

Trial Experience

Experience (5+ years)

Job description

La Cava Jacobson, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale seeks a Litigation Paralegal with 3+ years of Insurance Defense experience, preferably in medical malpractice and healthcare defense.

Our Paralegals perform high-quality billable work, supporting attorneys and managing a busy case load. Minimum qualifications include a College Degree and/or Paralegal Certificate, Florida RP preferred, trial experience preferred, and at least five years of experience.