Paralegal

Kershaw Anderson King, PLLC; Dallas (TX); Presencial; USD 52 000 - 72 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Vision insurance

Resumo da oferta

Kershaw Anderson King, PLLC is seeking an experienced paralegal to assist with civil cases in a busy insurance defense and medical malpractice litigation practice in Dallas, TX. The role focuses on handling medical records, preparing summaries and chronologies, and supporting multiple attorneys across hearings and trials.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of litigation experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a proactive mindset.

Qualificações

• 3+ years of experience in litigation, preferably in insurance defense/medical malpractice.
• Strong ability to obtain, organize, and summarize medical records and related documents.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; capable of coordinating with multiple parties.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with civil cases, including handling medical records, summaries, and chronologies.
• Coordinate and schedule mediations, hearings, depositions, client meetings, conference calls, and trial.
• Prepare notebooks for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trial; assist with trial prep and support.
• Review, draft, and organize documents; create and maintain privilege logs; Bates label, redact, and index documents.
• Assemble and collate exhibits and legal documents for motions.

Conhecimentos

Litigation experience

Medical records handling

Communication skills

Multitasking

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat

ShareFile

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

Busy insurance defense and medical malpractice litigation firm seeks an experienced paralegal to assist with civil cases. This position will require extensive work with medical records and may include the production of summaries and chronologies. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience in litigation, preferably in insurance defense/medical malpractice, and an ability to perform the following tasks:

• Use Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Use other programs, such as Adobe and ShareFile.
• Communicate effectively with vendors, clients, witnesses, other counsel, and experts in person, by email, and on the phone.
• Obtain medical, radiology, employment, and billing records.
• Coordinate and schedule mediations, hearings, depositions, client meetings, conference calls, and trial.
• Prepare notebooks for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trial.
• Assist in locating experts.
• Prepare extensive medical summaries and chronologies.
• Review, draft, and organize documents; create and maintain privilege logs; Bates label, redact, and index documents.
• Assemble and collate exhibits and legal documents to assist with the preparation of motions.
• Assist with trial preparation and provide trial support.
• Maintain monthly/yearly billable hours requirements.
• Assist multiple attorneys with various tasks.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

We have a friendly but fast-paced atmosphere and are looking for a team player with a great attitude. The ideal candidate should have a strong work ethic, take instruction well, be able to multitask, and be proactive. Excellent written and oral communication skills are important to us, as well.