Paralegal Personal Injury

Legal Search Solutions, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Legal Search Solutions, Inc. is assisting a prestigious established Law Firm in Miami in hiring an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistant with personal injury and medical malpractice experience.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in PI litigation, takes initiative, and demonstrates strong organizational and communication skills. Responsibilities include hearing/deposition scheduling, calendar management, filing documents with courts, managing invoices, and coordinating with clients and counsel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of personal injury/litigation experience.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook; PowerPoint a plus.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience scheduling and filing pleadings in state and federal courts.

Responsibilities

• Set hearings, depositions, mediations and meetings for attorney.
• Calendar deadlines for discovery, trial, etc.
• Scan and save all documents.
• Prepare documents for filing with court (notices, etc.).
• Process invoices for subpoenas, transcripts, etc.
• Save all email correspondence between attorney, paralegal and opposing counsel.
• Update/keep track of case lists and closing files.
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel and vendors.
• Assist paralegals as needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Time management

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Paralegal Legal Assistant - Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice

Prestigious established Law Firm in Miamiis looking to hire an experienced Paralegal/Legal Assistantwith personal injury litigation experience. They arelooking for someone that takes initiative and hasstrong organizational skills. Candidates with at least 5years of experience will be considered.

Firm offers excellent benefits and salary,depending on experience. Immediate opportunity!

Paralegal- Job Duties:

• Set hearings, depositions, mediations and meetings for attorney
• Calendar deadlines for discovery, trial, etc.
• Scan and save all documents
• Prepare documents for filing with court (hearing notices, mediation notices, deposition notices, notices of filing, etc.)
• Process all invoices for subpoenas, document requests, deposition transcripts, etc.
• Save all email correspondence between attorney, paralegal and opposing counsel
• Update/Keep track of case list, trial list and closing of files
• Communicate with clients, opposing counsel and vendors
• Handle travel arrangements for attorneys
• Set up conference room(s) for client meetings
• Preparing Hearing Notices
• Requesting Medical Records (and following up)
• Assisting the paralegals as needed

Paralegal Medical Malpractice- Requirements:

• 5+ years of personal/bodilyinjury litigation experience
• Excellent computer skills; including Word, Excel & Outlook (Power Point is a plus)
• Strong organizational skills, ability to perform well within a team environment and communicate professionally
• Must have experience scheduling and filing pleadings in state and federal courts.

Similar Job Titles:

• Litigation Legal Assistant
• Paralegal Personal Injury
• Litigation Legal Secretary
• Paralegal Medical Malpractice
• Legal Assistant Personal Injury
• Legal Secretary Medical Malpractice
• Wrongful Death

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