Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal - Remote

Overview

Are you an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced personal injury paralegal? You might be an excellent fit for our busy personal injury law firm. You will draft briefs, create legal documents such as affidavits, do legal research for trial preparation, and maintain case files and other critical materials organized and easily accessible. We need someone with experience ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical materials to produce a factual response to discovery. You will also have expertise in assisting with family settlement discussions and mediation in order to prevent litigation. If you want to further your paralegal career, we want to hear from you.

In Short

• Knowledge of Case Management Systems- Filevine, SmartAdvocate, Lawruler - a Plus
• Knowledge of the Pre Litigation Process involved in Personal Injury Cases - a plus
• Talk with service providers or insurers about possible settlements for liens, bills, and medical expenses
• Assist lawyers with trial preparation by organizing exhibits, aiding with client meetings, submitting motions, researching legal publications, and coordinating witnesses
• Order, review, and summarize medical records for preparing factual response to discovery
• Resolve disputes without going to court by providing legal representation at family settlement meetings and mediation
• Help attorneys create legal pleadings, paperwork, and correspondence, including interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notifications, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits

Requirements

• Must have 3-5 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer, preferably in a personal injury law firm
• ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired
• Talented verbal communicator and writer
• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills
• Completion of a NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) certification program strongly preferred

Benefits

• To be a firm that is enjoyable to work for and rewarding to work with
• To contribute to the Myrtle Beach and Charleston communities and the profession to which we belong
• To continually grow as a law firm, but never to lose the family atmosphere that is the foundation of our practice
• To Always do the right thing for our clients, our employees, by our peers
• To understand that bad things happen to good people, that the voices of victims need to be heard, and that any injury can turn someone’s life upside down. We are their advocate and voice