Paralegal Manager (Personal Injury)

Coda SearchStaffing

Newark, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Buses, Calendar Management, Case Management, Communication Skills, Data Entry, E Programming Language, Insurance, Interviewing Skills, Legal, Litigation, Litigation Settlement, Medical Records, Medical Treatment, Nursing Home, Organizational Skills, Paralegal, Personal Injury, Procedure Development, Team Player, Webcams
LOCATION
Newark, NJ
POSTED
3 days ago

The position is part of the Case Management department working on all phases of single-event injury claims, from initial inception to settlement/trial. This is a full-time, permanent position.Has an AA Degree as well as superior experience and knowledge working in a Personal Injury, MedMal or Insurance Defense legal practice, working from case inception to settlement and/or trial, and understands in the ins-and-outs of how a case flows and operates.Quick learner, someone that can grasp concepts and apply them to similar projectsIs empathetic, great listener, patient, and possesses strong communication skillsDetailed-oriented and good at following established procedures, as well as helping design, generate and implement new and efficient workflows.Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction or instruction needed.Highly organized and thorough in keeping current claimants informed and their case movingSkilled in data entry with various software programs, including E-Filing.Committed to our core values: Excellence, Conscientiousness, Innovation, Claimant Focused, and CollaborationDuties and Responsibilities: Conduct interviews and follow-ups with claimants or their representatives who are victims of single-event and catastrophic personal injury cases, nursing home abuse, or have a general personal injury claim.Conducts investigations from inception to settlement/trial, from intake and pre-litigation, through litigation and into settlement/trial.Coordinating and following up on the retrieval of claimant's records.Review medical records, annotating records following our robust bookmarking procedures, as well as follow all necessary pre-litigation steps and procedures.Draft pleadings, interrogatories, and other litigation-related documents.Point of contact for your claimants, providing updates to their claim, as well as for insurance adjusters, defense counsel, court clerks, process servers and other relevant parties.Interprets and disseminates information concerning claims and casework to supervisorsUndertake a variety of administrative duties such as scheduling claimant appointments, managing calendars, and maintaining up-to-date case notesOther Details: Job is Monday through Friday from 9am to 6pmDue to the confidential legal nature of the matters, job will be performed on-site.Office environment is comfortable and designed to be conducive to a professional, productive and collaborative workplace, including dual monitors,privacy dividers, headsets and webcams for virtual meetingsCoffee, soft drinks and snacks are made available to the teamOffice leverages technology to make it easier for case managers to excelOffice is conveniently located attached to Newark Penn Station (buses & trains available)#J-18808-Ljbffr

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