Senior Claims & Litigation Paralegal - Transportation

Charger Logistics Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare benefits

Career growth

Structured work environment

Job summary

Charger Logistics Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Claims & Litigation Paralegal – Transportation to join our in-house Legal Department. The role supports in-house counsel and outside litigation counsel across a broad U.S.

transportation-litigation portfolio. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in litigation or senior paralegal work, with strong drafting, discovery and docket-management skills, preferably in trucking/transportation contexts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation, claims or senior paralegal experience.
• Strong preference for trucking/transportation litigation or related areas.
• U.S. litigation/discovery knowledge and legal drafting ability.
• Experience with motor carrier, insurer, TPA or transportation-defence context is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support transportation litigation/claims including bodily injury and property-damage.
• Coordinate evidence preservation after accidents and collect relevant records.
• Review reports and prepare litigation chronologies.
• Draft first drafts of answers, responses, affidavits, notices, motions.
• Assist with discovery requests, subpoenas and document collection.
• Prepare exhibits, summaries and trial materials.
• Maintain litigation files, calendars and deadlines.
• Provide case summaries and monitor case strategy and expenses.
• Coordinate with outside counsel and internal departments.

Skills

Litigation experience

Paralegal experience

Docket/file management

Legal drafting

Discovery knowledge

Job description

Charger Logistics Inc. is a world-class asset-based carrier with locations across North America. With over 20 years of experience providing the best logistics solutions, Charger Logistics has transformed into a world-class transport provider and continues to grow.

Charger Logistics is seeking an experienced Senior Claims & Litigation Paralegal – Transportation to join our in-house Legal Department. This person will work closely with in-house counsel and outside litigation counsel in managing a significant portfolio of U.S. transportation-related litigation and claims.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support commercial-auto bodily injury, catastrophic-loss, property-damage and transportation litigation/claims.
• Coordinate immediate evidence preservation following significant accidents, including driver qualification/personnel records, ELD/HOS, telematics/GPS, ECM data, dashcam/video, maintenance/inspection records, dispatch communications, bills of lading, photographs, police reports and witness information.
• Review accident reports, demand packages, medical records and claim documentation and prepare litigation chronologies.
• Under attorney supervision, prepare first drafts of answers, responses, affidavits/declarations, notices, motions and other litigation documents.
• Assist with interrogatories, requests for production/admission, subpoenas, discovery, document collection and legal holds.
• Prepare exhibits, document and medical summaries, deposition/mediation materials and trial binders.
• Maintain complete litigation files and calendars and track pleading, discovery, deposition, mediation, motion and trial deadlines.
• Maintain concise case summaries identifying allegations, damages, exposure, defence strategy, deadlines and next steps.
• Coordinate with outside counsel, monitor case strategy/budgets/deadlines and assist with review of outside counsel invoices and litigation expenses.
• Coordinate with Claims, Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Insurance/Risk Management and other departments.

• 5+ years of litigation, claims or senior paralegal experience. Strong preference for trucking/transportation litigation, commercial-auto liability, catastrophic-loss or insurance-defence experience.
• Experience with a motor carrier, insurer, TPA, self-insured transportation company or transportation-defence law firm is highly desirable.
• Candidate should have strong U.S. litigation/discovery knowledge, legal drafting ability, docket/file management skills and familiarity with trucking evidence and FMCSA-related documentation.

• Competitive Salary
• Healthcare Benefit Package
• Career Growth
• A stable and structured work environment, ideal for experienced law clerks looking for a balanced, well-organized workload.
• Focus on internal legal matters and file support — no external client development or business-generation pressure.
• The opportunity to apply your expertise across a genuinely varied litigation, enforcement, corporate, and regulatory caseload within a growing North American organization.