Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal
Price Benowitz LLP
- Washington DC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coordinating and assisting with attorney schedules and all calendaring.
- Ensuring timely responses from the firm to the client.
- Performing client relations responsibilities to ensure client satisfaction.
- Maintaining files and databases to ensure accurate documentation.
- Assisting in the drafting of correspondence, discovery, and pleadings.
- Assisting with coordinating experts.
- Requesting medical records and billing.
- Filing pleadings with the courts.
- Scheduling depositions, hearings, trials, mediations, and client meetings.
- Assisting with negotiating outstanding medical bill balances and liens.
- Preparing disbursement sheets and final distribution letters.
- Seeking client feedback to improve future firm-client relationships.
- Performing necessary administrative tasks.
- Assisting with other essential functions of the department.
- Must have a minimum of 3+ years of personal injury paralegal experience, with knowledge of Virginia and D.C. process and procedure.
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree or 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience with litigation matters in the DMV area.
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, and case management software.
- Excellent analytical abilities.
- Proven ability to handle a large caseload, prioritize and execute tasks, multitask, and meet critical deadlines.
- Good organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team, and exercise flexibility, initiative, good judgment and discretion. Ability to relate to individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to build client relationships.
- Foreign language skills are considered a plus, but not required.