Personal Injury Paralegal

W3Global; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 43,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Trenton is seeking a Bilingual Personal Injury Paralegal with at least five years of experience. The candidate will provide administrative support, manage litigation matters, and ensure effective communication with clients and legal staff. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in clients' lives while working in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

401(k) with matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Referral program

Travel reimbursement

Qualifications

• Requires at least five years of paralegal experience in personal injury law.
• Proficiency in New Jersey e-courts and court rules is necessary.
• Strong communication skills in both English and Spanish are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to enhance law office effectiveness.
• Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.
• Prepare and file legal documents including complaints and motions.

Skills

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Organizational skills

Administrative support

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Paralegal Certificate

Tools

M.S. Office

Case management system

Job description

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Trenton, Edison/Plainfield - Jersey City

About The Job

We are seeking a Bilingual Personal Injury Paralegal to join our Personal Injury team. If you are committed to winning, maximizing client recovery, and improving our client's quality of life, this is your place!

The successful candidate will possess and be responsible for the following:

Provide administrative support to the lawyer to enhance law office effectiveness.

Communicating with clients, law offices, insurance adjusters, medical offices, and experts.

Manage Prelitigation and Litigation matters from start to finish.

Open and close files. (Medical records, police reports, and more)

Interact and contact existing clients daily.

Manage a caseload of up to 80.

Respond to incoming calls and voicemails daily.

Assist in preparing for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trials.

Prepare and file complaints, motions, briefs, and arbitration statements; prepare special packages, discovery demands, and answers to interrogatories. Review the discovery provided and summarize deposition testimony.

Assist attorney with depositions calendaring and maintain court dates.

Compose e-mails and correspondence.

Monitor deadlines and be proficient in maintaining the law office calendar.

Prepare disbursement of settlement funds and request checks from the accounting department.

Meet and greet walk in clients and conduct intakes as needed.

Answering inquiries from potential new clients (Intake coordination).

Conduct research as needed.

Maintain case status notes in our case management system.

The Successful Candidate Will Possess The Following Requirements

High School Diploma, Paralegal Certificate or equivalent.

Possess at least five years of working experience as a legal assistant or paralegal in the personal injury area of law.

Familiarity with New Jersey e-courts and N.J. court rules and legal procedures.

Satisfactory knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a law office

Computer literacy with proficiency in M.S. Office and Outlook.

Fluency in the English and Spanish languages, both verbally and in writing

Excellent administrative and organizational skills

Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure.

Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced office setting.

Benefits include medical, vision, dental, FSA, life, long-term disability insurance, 401K plan match, and paid time off policy. Bonuses, birthday lunches, holiday parties, and picnics.

We take care of our clients; they take care of us! If you want to make a difference, we want you!

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Travel reimbursement

Vision insurance

Schedule

8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Education

High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience

Microsoft Office: 5 years (Required)

Litigation (Personal Injury): 5 years (Required)

Language

Spanish (Required)

Ability To Relocate

Various office locations such as, Trenton, Plainfield, Edison, and New Brunswick, NJ: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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