Mass Tort Paralegal
Job Description:
- Managing mass tort cases and client relationships.
- Ordering, reviewing and summarizing medical records for preparing factual response to discovery.
- Regularly interviewing clients by phone and timely updating them on their legal cases.
- Reviewing and evaluating cases to prepare for attorney review and filing.
- Assisting our Intake Specialists with managing the intake system.
- Managing the workflow of cases in our electronic case management system.
- Drafting and sending correspondence.
- Drafting pleadings including complaints, discovery responses and other pleadings.
- Offering general assistance to attorneys and senior paralegals.
- Properly and constantly documenting all events and communications.
- Submitting invoices timely and consistent with firm policy.
Requirements:
- Paralegal certificate or bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of mass tort or personal injury paralegal experience.
- Caring and compassionate attitude with clients that’s consistent with the firm’s core value of Doing Good by Doing Right.
- Growth mindset—eager to become an invaluable member of the Chaffin Luhana team.
- Be growth focused, resilient and smart (be a great listener).
- Proven ability to assist attorneys and senior level paralegals.
- Experience with drafting and filing complaints and other pleadings.
- Experience and ability to review medical information and summarize the same with little supervision.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft suite and demonstrated comfort with technology.
- Friendly and calming phone etiquette - you can remain patient even in the most stressful situations.
- Strong time management and multitasking skills – things get busy!
- High attention to detail and superior organizational skills.
Benefits:
- 401k Contributions: The firm offers a discretionary match up to 5%. This includes a 100% match on the first 3% of contributions and a 50% match on the next 2%, based on annual compensation.
- Charitable Donations: The Chaffin Luhana Foundation makes an annual donation to a charity of each team member’s choice.
- Medical Insurance: $503 toward monthly health premiums for team members or their families. Team members pay just $1.
- Dental Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.
- Vision Insurance: Full coverage, with only a $1 monthly contribution from the team member.
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Team members receive a $1,000 contribution from the firm in their HRA account if enrolled in the PPO health plan.
- Family / Dependent Care (DCR): Team members can contribute up to $5,000 pre-tax for dependent care.
- Flex Spending Account (FSA): Team members can contribute up to $1,000 pre-tax for medical expenses.
- Tax-free Transit Commute (TRN): Team members can contribute up to $325 per month pre-tax toward transit tickets.
- Discounted Parking (PKG): Team members can contribute up to $325 per month pre-tax toward parking.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 PTO days per year, increasing to 20 days after 3 years with the firm.
- Sick Days: 3 paid sick days per year.
- Office is closed for 10 public holidays.
- Office is typically closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
- Casual Dress: Enjoy our business casual dress code.
- Up to $500 annually for continued education or training.
- Take a Kolbe Assessment to learn your instinctive method of operation.
- Time management luncheons with senior leadership to elevate team and organizational success.
- Free access to GreenTree SportsPlex for Pittsburgh office.
- Bonusly points for peer-to-peer recognition, redeemable for gift cards, trips, dinners, and more.
- Free team lunches and happy hours.
- Year-end discretionary bonus.
- Annual firm outing for all team members to meet up and have fun.
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