Personal Injury Legal Assistant / NY cases for NJ Law Firm

Job Description

Our firm is searching for a Legal Assistant in the Personal Injury department. The right candidate must have at least 2 years of experience in working for a law firm as a legal assistant/paralegal.

The position is Full time in office, Monday through Friday 830am -5pm. (Competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k,)

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Organize and maintain case documents in binders and in the firm, electronic document filing system, including scanning all needed documents into the firm system

2. Gather and arrange evidence and other legal documents for attorney review and case preparation

3. Draft letters, electronic correspondence, faxes and various other types of documents as needed

4. Handle calls to and from clients, witnesses, lawyers, and outside vendors to schedule interviews, meetings, and depositions

5. Handle attorney calendar regarding depositions, arbitrations, trials, etc.

6. Schedule weekly meetings with attorney and bookkeeping

7. Follow-up with attorney and paralegal for Releases and related settlement documents.

8. Assist with compiling bills and calculating case costs, and entering both on a statement or spreadsheet

9. Ensuring checks for doctors are issued for trials, examinations, and any other purposes

10. Prepare documents for filing via New Jersey Lawyers Service or via process service, FedEx, or regular mail, including adding postage

11. Form Motions

12. Assist Paralegal and attorney with any assignments as needed