Personal Injury Paralegal

Plaintiff personal injury law firm seeks a full-time paralegal with strong litigation skills and the ability to manage a busy case load from intake through trial preparation. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable communicating with clients, attorneys, medical providers, and courts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client communication
• Serve as primary point of contact for clients in Spanish and English
• Provide case status updates and assist clients with completing forms and questionnaires
• Obtain and summarize client information related to liability, injuries, and damages
• Discovery & Litigation Support
• Draft and answer discovery (form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission)
• Propound discovery and track responses, follow-ups, and meet-and-confer deadlines
• Organize and summarize discovery responses and document productions
• Assist with trial preparation, including exhibit lists, witness lists, and trial binders
• Medical Records & Damages
• Request, track, and follow up on medical records and billing
• Organize and summarize medical records and bills
• Maintain up-to-date medical treatment charts and damage summaries
• Pleadings & Case Management
• Draft complaints and basic pleadings (motions, notices, proofs of service, etc.) for attorney review
• File documents with the court (e-filing and physical filing, as applicable)
• Calendar hearings, discovery deadlines, depositions, mediations, and appointments
• Coordinate with process servers, experts, lienholders, and insurance adjusters

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience as a plaintiff personal injury paralegal (or strong civil litigation experience with PI exposure)
• Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken) – required
• Strong communication skills and professional phone/email etiquette
• Experience:
• Answering and propounding discovery
• Requesting and tracking medical records and bills
• Calendaring hearings, deadlines, and appointments
• Drafting complaints and basic litigation pleadings
• Excellent organization and time-management skills with the ability to handle multiple cases and deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) and case management software (preferred but not required)
• Detail-oriented, reliable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Potential bonuses based on performance
• Paid time off and firm-recognized holidays
• Health Insurance Stipend paid monthly