Personal Injury Pre-Litigation Paralegal
Company: Redmann Law
Location: New Orleans
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Our legal team needs a diligent, organized, and experienced
personal injury paralegal. You will write briefs, create legal
documents like affidavits, conduct legal research for trial
preparation, and organize case files and other important material.
To prepare a factual response to discovery, we need someone with
experience ordering, reviewing, and summarizing medical records.
You will also be experienced in family settlement talks and
mediation to avoid lawsuits. If you are ready to advance your
paralegal career, please apply today!Compensation:$36,000+
yearlyResponsibilities:
- 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
- Maintain our case filing systems and other administrative
activities
- Create legal pleadings, communications, and documents such as
interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints,
pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits with the assistance
of a lawyer
- Support family settlement conferences and mediation to avoid
lawsuits
- Prepare a factual response to discovery requests by ordering,
reviewing, and summarizing medical records
Demonstrated past success in the following key competencies will be
required of the successful candidate but not limited to:
- Provide support to attorneys and staff, including but not
limited to document drafting, legal research, and case file
management
- Contact clients, insurance companies, and medical providers as
necessary
- Maintain confidential information, including medical records,
insurance details, and contact information
- Understanding of legal language and principles, research
methods, court pleadings and processes, and other related
matters
- Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple deadlines
in a fast-paced environment
- At least 3 years of legal assistant and/or paralegal
experience, preferably in personal injury
- Skilled in the preparation of settlement demands
- Excellent verbal and written communication with strict
attention to detail and organization
- Proficient in Word, Outlook, and ExcelQualifications:
- Talented verbal communicator and writer
- Must have 3-5 years of experience in legal services under an
attorney or lawyer, preferably in a personal injury law
firm
- Must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certification
program such as an Associate's degree or proprietary school program
in paralegal studies, Bachelor's degree desired
- Excellent organizational skills, and time-management
skills
- Certification from the National Association of Legal Assistants
(NALA) is highly preferred
Preferred Qualifications/Skills:
- Excellent communication skills: able to use words to convey
information and ability to actively listen to requests
- Excellent People Skills: able to be compassionate to clients
while still maintaining professionalism
- Professional Writing Skills: able to draft professional letters
that are free of grammar and spelling mistakes
- Competent Computer Skills: able to learn new programs quickly
and efficiently
- Strong Critical Thinking Skills: able to problem solve, follow
instructions, ask questions when necessary, and be
detail-oriented
- Experienced in bookkeeping, calendaring, and filing
- Bilingual- RequiredExperience:
- Paralegal: 3 years (Preferred)Education:
- High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Some College (Preferred) About CompanyAt the Law Office of John
W. Redmann, L.L.C., we make it our mission to empower our clients
and help them get a fair result through the legal process. For more
than 30 years, our New Orleans personal injury law firm has helped
clients throughout Louisiana identify negligent parties and their
insurers and then hold them accountable in personal injury lawsuits
- lawsuits that result in them paying monetary damages to our
clients for the injuries they have suffered.Compensation details:
36000-36000 Yearly SalaryPI13f95c6dcb5a-31181-34167840
Keywords: Redmann Law, Metairie , Personal Injury Pre-Litigation Paralegal, Other , New Orleans, Louisiana
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