Personal Injury Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

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.

Ideal candidate:

● 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.

● Strong time management skills

● 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 s to excel

● Office is conveniently located attached to Newark Penn Station (buses & trains available)

● 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.