Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal

Description

Fiore Legal is an incredibly fast-moving law firm that is all about delivering the absolute best client experience. We are searching for a detail-oriented, organized, and experienced personal injury paralegal to join our legal team. Our practice is primarily focused on automotive and premise personal injury cases.

Here at Fiore Legal, we believe that reputation is everything. When clients trust us with their cases, we do everything in our power to help guide them and optimize their recovery. The ideal candidate will enhance the effectiveness of the firm by providing reliable and consistent support for their team and our clients.

As a Litigation Paralegal at Fiore Legal, you will work closely with our managing attorney and another paralegal. The ideal candidate must be well-versed in the particulars of civil litigation, specifically trial preparation.

We are looking for people who are:

• Kind and compassionate
• Service-oriented
• Respectful
• Collaborative
• Authentic and real
• Ethical
• Responsible and trustworthy
• Ambitious & Accountable for results
• Excellent communication and people skills are essential
• Candidates must be highly organized, able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Outstanding attention to detail

Responsibilities

•Communicate with clients, opposing counsel, medical professionals;
•E-filing;
•Drafting shells for motions/pleadings;
•Creating Medical Summaries and sending to Client before depos;
•Assisting with scheduling Depos, mediations, DMEs;
•Getting records from Experts;
•Preparing docs (jury fees, CMC statements, subpoenas, meet & confers)Calendar discovery deadlines, depositions, hearings, and all hearing-related deadlines;
•Trial preparation (binder, exhibits, ect.)
•Request, interpret, and summarize medical records to come up with a factual answer to discovery requests
•Organize our case filing systems so that everything is properly categorized and simple to find, as well as perform other administrative tasks as necessary
•Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by researching legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, submitting motions, and aiding with client meetings

Qualifications

•Knowledge of the Code of Civil Procedure - Discovery
•Familiarity with legal research
•Deadline and detail-oriented
•Spanish Speaking is a must
•Familiar with Windows operating system and Microsoft Office applications
•Comfortable with a paperless workflow
•Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills
•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

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