Personal Injury Paralegal

Coda Search│Staffing; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k

Monthly contribution towards parking or transit

Snacks and drinks provided

Job summary

Coda Search│Staffing is seeking a dedicated individual for a full-time position in their Case Management department in Newark, NJ. The role involves handling all phases of single-event injury claims, requiring empathy and strong communication skills.

Ideal candidates should have an AA Degree and thorough experience in legal practices. The position includes various responsibilities, from conducting claimant interviews to coordinating treatments and managing case documentation.

Competitive salary and benefits are provided, including bonuses and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Must have an AA Degree paired with substantial experience.
• Understanding of Personal Injury, MedMal, or Insurance Defense legal practice.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply concepts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with claimants who experienced single-event incidents.
• Investigate claims from intake to settlement/trial.
• Coordinate treatments and follow up on claimant's records.

Skills

Empathy

Strong communication skills

Detailed-oriented

Self-motivated

Organizational skills

Data entry skills

Education

AA Degree

Job description

Overview

The position is part of the Case Management department working on all phases of single-event injury claims, from initial inception to settlement/trial. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Has an AA Degree as well as superior experience
• Previous experience in a Personal Injury, MedMal or Insurance Defense legal practice and understands in the ins-and-outs of how a case flows and operates.
• Quick learner, someone that can grasp concepts and apply them to similar projects
• Is empathetic, great listener, patient, and possesses strong communication skills
• Detailed-oriented and good at following established procedures, as well as helping design, generate and implement new and efficient workflows.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction or instruction needed.
• Highly organized and thorough in keeping current claimants informed and their case progressing
• Skilled in data entry with various software programs.
• Committed to our core values: Excellence, Conscientiousness, Innovation, Claimant Focused, and Collaboration

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with claimants or their representatives who are victims of single-event incidents, such as nursing home abuse, automobile accidents, catastrophic injuries, or general personal injury claim.
• Conducts investigations from intake and pre-litigation, litigation and through settlement/trial.
• Coordinating and following up on claimants treatments
• Coordinating and following up on the retrieval of claimant’s records.
• Reviewing medical records, annotating records following our robust bookmarking procedures, as well as follow all necessary pre-litigation steps and procedures.
• Point of contact for your claimants, as well as for insurance adjusters, defense counsel, court clerks, process servers and other relevant parties.
• Interprets and disseminates information concerning claims and casework to supervisors.
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties such as scheduling claimant appointments, managing calendars, and maintaining up-to-date case notes.

Other Details

• Job is Monday through Friday from 9am to 6pm
• Due to the confidential legal nature of the matters, job will be performed on-site.
• Office environment is comfortable and designed to be conducive to a professional, productive and collaborative workplace, including dual monitors, privacy dividers, headsets and webcams for virtual meetings
• Coffee, soft drinks and snacks are made available to the team
• Office leverages technology to make it easier for claim investigators to excel
• Office is conveniently located attached to Newark Penn Station (buses & trains available)

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary between $50,000 - $65,000, based on experience.
• Bi-weekly bonus opportunity of up to $900 per pay period, which is paid out each pay period.
• Benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401k, monthly contribution towards parking or transit.