Personal Injury Pre-Suit Paralegal

Job Description

Our legal team needs a diligent, organized, and experienced Personal Injury Pre-Suit Paralegal. You will work in a high-level and rapidly growing plaintiffs' personal injury firm with a heavy emphasis on strategizing with attorneys, coordinating with treating physicians, clients, and insurance adjusters, paying attention to details, and treating each case uniquely to develop necessary evidence to maximize claim value for the client.

Work Location: In personCompensation:

$60,000 - $100,000 yearlyResponsibilities:

Organize our case filing systems so that everything is properly categorized and simple to find, as well as perform other administrative tasks as necessary

Request, interpret, and summarize medical records to come up with a factual answer to discovery requests

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

Aid lawyers in preparing for trial by arranging exhibits, witnesses, legal materials, client meetings, and motions

Resolve disputes without going to court by providing legal representation at family settlement meetings and mediation

Handles new client intakes and questions

Sets up injury claims and subrogation claims

Assists clients with property damage questions and claims

Assists with managing clients' medical appointments and communicates directly with providers

Helps explain the process to clients and answer ongoing questions

Develops case strategy with attorneys & manages clients throughout the claim

Assists clients throughout the medical treatment process

Obtains medical records, bills, and other evidence (i.e. affidavits and lost wages)

Creates medical treatment summaries

Obtains reductions of medical bills

Prepares demand packages

Prepares case for closing

Creates a client closing statementQualifications:

NALA (National Association of Legal Assistants) certification program completion is strongly preferred

ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired

At least 3-5 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting, preferably specializing in personal injury law

Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills

Talented verbal communicator and writer

Possesses excellent communication skills

Bilingual (English & Spanish) is preferred

4+ years of personal injury law experience required

Self-starter with a desire to be an integral part of a growing, very successful team

Working knowledge of e-mail, Outlook, and SharePoint

Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, able to multitask, and work well with the team

Possesses high-level oral and written communication skills

Proactive, can-do Attitude

Proximity to McKinney, TX. This is not a remote jobAbout Company

Burress Injury Law PLLC is a very highly-rated law firm based in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. However, we handle important cases all over Texas and across the United States. Our law firm only handles personal injury cases and our focus centers on a strategy of quality over quantity.

Full-time